By J. A. Buckle (author)
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Humour, technology, friendship, a ferret called Ozzy - this book has got it all. Written in diary format there is plenty here to entertain teens with jokes, music, friendship circles and chaotic family life.
Fifteen-year-old Josh fantasises about becoming a death metal guitarist complete with tattoos, piercings and hoards of adoring fans. But it's not easy when his super-strict mom won't let him grow his hair! Luckily Josh has a way of coping with life's setbacks; it's only a diary, but it contains all Josh's hopes, dreams and frustrations (not to mention some great ideas for band names and lyrics!).
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There's a lot he wants to get done before his 16th birthday, but things never turn out quite like he plans. What Josh doesn't know is that his mother also kept a diary, back about the time he was born, and a secret in there holds the key to Josh's life becoming a whole lot more metal. Half My Facebook Friends Are Ferrets is part of The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge 2014.
Jacqui Buckle has been writing for years, since reading The Accidental Tourist by Anne Taylor, the book she says, that made her want to write. Half My Facebook Friends are Ferrets was discovered in the slush pile by a Curious Fox editor who immediately recognised it’s irresistible mix of humour, music and the digital world. Buckle writes around her day job working for a human rights charity. She has two daughters who spent their recent teenage years dragging their mother to heavy metal concerts, so much so that Buckle is now a metalhead herself! She has seen Children of Bodom, My Chemical Romance, Fin Troll, AC/DC, Trivium and more. Her favourite music comes from Finland, where there’s a big metal scene producing some of the most innovative and popular bands. Jacqui is also passionate about animal rights, travel, playing the acoustic guitar and walking her rescue dogs. She lives near London.
Describe your book in one sentence? How does it follow on from the first book – is it more of the same or different in tone?
Josh Walker – metal-head and ferret-owner – has just started college and he’s got all kinds of problems already, including a best mate with panic attacks and a boy scout who wants him dead! It’s more of the same, though Josh has grown up a bit – only a bit mind!
What inspired you to write your book?
A few people had asked if I’d write a sequel to Half my Facebook Friends are Ferrets and I did really want to find out how Josh, Davey and co would get on at college.
Favourite character in your book?
I think Davey. He’s a lovable loser, although maybe not for much longer...
Favourite sentence or line in your book?
That’s a tough one. How about: It’s a bit naff rescuing kamikaze snails but at least Becky understands; she once had a pet woodlouse!
Describe yourself in three words?
Shakespeare or Dickens?
Your favourite author?
Favourite character from a book?
DEATH from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
If you weren’t an author, you would be…
I am a charity worker but I’d like to go around the world studying animals and helping conserve them
Favourite place/setting to read a book?
In bed. Preferably a bed in a nice hotel somewhere interesting, but if not, at home
If you had a dinner party what three authors or characters from literature would you invite?
Probably not DEATH, but maybe Rincewind the wizard, Frodo and Puss in Boots
Where do you get your ideas from?
Do you base your characters on people you know?
Yes, with a little bit of exaggeration here and there!
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Fifteen-year-old Josh fantasises about becoming a death metal guitarist complete with tattoos, piercings and hoards of adoring fans. But it's not easy when his super-strict mom won't let him grow his hair!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Half My Facebook Friends Are Ferrets and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Half My Facebook Friends Are Ferrets features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Half My Facebook Friends Are Ferrets was written by J. A. Buckle and published by Curious Fox
Half My Facebook Friends Are Ferrets has 192 pages
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