LARA BLOOM is back with more teenage catastrophes . . . When Lara's school announces a young business competition, her friends are buzzing with ideas. But Lara's focus is on her football training - this is her big chance to take her playing to the next level! As Lara and her friends set their sights on the prize, can she figure out a way to balance everything and have fun? Certain people seem to be taking pleasure in watching Lara struggle to keep her cool . . . If Lara is going to achieve her dreams, she's going to have to work it! Friendship, football and feelings combine in Lara's hilarious latest teen diary, for fans of GEEK GIRL, Louise Rennison and Alesha Dixon. Praise for GLOW UP, LARA BLOOM: 'Hilarious, heartwarming and real' Rachel Faturoti, author of Sadé and Her Shadow Beasts 'Joyful highs, bittersweet lows and crazy fun antics [...] I loved it!' J. P. Rose, author of The Haunting of Tyrese Walker

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus stages 10-12 series is finely levelled for KS3 students, and includes: engaging texts with mature topics and themes to appeal to older readers accessible layout with a dyslexia-friendly font and colour scheme a diverse range of characters which all students can identify with quiz sections and recap pages to help learners develop their comprehension skills and reading stamina

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus stages 10-12 series is finely levelled for KS3 students, and includes: engaging texts with mature topics and themes to appeal to older readers accessible layout with a dyslexia-friendly font and colour scheme a diverse range of characters which all students can identify with quiz sections and recap pages to help learners develop their comprehension skills and reading stamina

MY NAME IS LARA BLOOM AND THIS IS MY LIFE . . . Meet Lara Bloom - the best friend you never knew you needed. This is her diary . . . When Lara meets super-cute new boy Caiden, she begins to think that the way to his heart is to give herself a glow up. But her friends are not impressed. You should never glow up for a boy, only for yourself! As Lara and her friends embark on their project of empowerment and self-love, Lara shares her innermost thoughts with her online journal. How can she keep her hair under control when she's playing football? Why is she so fast on the pitch yet so uncoordinated off it? And how will she ever convince Caiden to take an interest in her? With her worries safely locked in her top-secret journal, Lara is on track to unlock the glow-up of her dreams. Surely nothing could possibly go wrong . . .?! A heart-warming story of friendship, crushes and learning to love yourself. Perfect for fans of GEEK GIRL, Louise Rennison and Alesha Dixon.

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus stages 10-12 series is finely levelled for KS3 students, and includes: engaging texts with mature topics and themes to appeal to older readers accessible layout with a dyslexia-friendly font and colour scheme a diverse range of characters which all students can identify with quiz sections and recap pages to help learners develop their comprehension skills and reading stamina