A charming family comedy for readers of 8+, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem! These are the third memoirs Holly Hopkinson, aged ten - except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much.Welcome to volume III of my memoirs - with me, Holly Hopkinson, still in the middle of flipping nowhere, and still on the brink of MULTIPLE CATASTROPHES, like my parents announcing that we might be moving STATESIDE. Good thing my sister is still into organising protests, thank you very much.PLUS Mum is about to lose what little money we have left on a vegetable shop, there's been a biscuit-fight fiasco in the village and a family secret I uncovered means my suitcase is packed, my goodbyes are prepared - life is cruel at ten.But fear not because with the help of my Magic Pocket Watch I might get an ACTUAL FACTUAL ROCK STAR to play with my brother's band! Oh yes. The middle of nowhere, AKA Lower Goring, could be about to hit the news headlines again . . .This humorous children's fiction is a top pick for young readers, filled with the best stories that will keep them hooked. Holly Hopkinson's adventures, filled with fantasy and juvenile mischief, are sure to make headlines in the world of kids literature.For fans of Katie Kirby (The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks), Jen Carney (The Day My School Got Famous), Honor And Perdita Cargill (Diary of an Accidental Witch), Beth Garrod (The Unfortunate Wishes of Nelly Young), and Catherine Wilkins (My Great Success and Other Failures).HarperCollins Children's 2022