Bigg School: Double Drama

The Bigg School series follows a class of kids who have just moved up to secondary school, the Henry Bigg Academy.

Praise for the first book, Bigg School: Best Friends Forever:

'Funny, touching and wise. As good as Jacqueline Wilson at her best.'
– The Bookseller

'Sweet and touching' – The Guardian

'Warm, honest and hugely relatable' – Cath Howe
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Life isn't easy for Daniel Littleton - Mum's poorly, Dad's always working and his twin sisters drive him up the wall! At school he's the only kid without the latest trainers or Xbox and his mates are starting to notice.

Things look up when he gets a starring role in the school play - though if his football-mad mates find out, they'll make his life a misery! But leading a double life is tricky and before long, Daniel's lies start spinning out of control...

Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and following graduation worked as an actor on stage and TV.Her first novel, The Art of Being Normal won a number of prizes including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Best Older Fiction 2016. She has written three other YA novels and non-fiction for younger children.She lives in London with her husband, stepchildren and a mischievous whippet called Nelson.

Jess Bradley is an illustrator and comic artist from Torquay. As well as writing and drawing for The Phoenix, she also writes for The Beano and illustrates a variety of children’s books. She has created puzzle and activity and comic books for various publishers, including contributing to Usborne’s bestselling Write and Draw Your Own Comics. Her work for Buster Books includes the Bright Sparks series, I Heart Cute Colouring and the laugh-out-loud A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You.