Books with author Meredith Badger

Girl v the World is a funny, inspiring and heart-warming series about thirteen year-old girls taking on the world. Sophie Bennett is known for being kind of quirky. She cares about animals and the environment way more than the other kids at school do. But sometimes it’s hard being the one who always speaks up. Will Sophie ever fit in? Or is it better to stand out?

There's a reason that the number thirteen is bad luck: it sucks to be thirteen. You're definitely not a kid anymore, but your parents still treat you like one. No-one escapes thirteen unscathed - not even the best looking, most popular people with straight white teeth. The best you can do is be true to yourself, even when everything's changing. Girl v the World is a funny and inspiring series about thirteen-year-old girls taking on the world. Because you've got to be strong to take it on! Lenni can’t please anyone lately. At school, her friends want her to kiss someone for a stupid competition. At home, her grandmother wants her to be more ladylike. And on the athletics field, her friend Adam has started acting like a big weirdo around her. Then Lenni meets Jo, the new girl at school, and everything feels so normal. Jo is cool and fun, and unlike anyone Lenni’s ever known. Finally, someone’s on Lenni’s wavelength!

Hide your wings . . . we're going undercover!Elly is a fairy. She even has wings and the latest-model wand to prove it. But she isn't a typical fairy. Every time she goes to a new fairy school, things end in disaster! But this year, everything is going to change. Elly is going undercover―at a human school! No spells. No flying lessons. Just nice, normal, human stuff. What could be easier?

In a city only for fairies, Rainbowville has brilliantly colored trees, glittering skyscrapers that look like crystal, and fairies skateboarding in midair. It is decidedly NOT the sort of place that Ellie likes. But when Ellie's Grandmother Knottleweed-Eversprightly finds out that she is a Fairy School dropout, she picks her up from human school and enrolls her in Rainbowville's Fairy Boarding School. Fairy School has never been easy for Ellie. She can't get the hang of synchronized flying, and always messes up her spelling tests. And boarding school is even more strict. Ellie doesn't think she'll ever be able to keep up. But does she want to stop being a fairy? Or will the Fairy School dropout become a proper fairy after all?

Girl v the World is a funny, inspiring and heart-warming series about thirteen year-old girls taking on the world. Anya needs some serious cheering up. She’s been dumped by a nerd, her parents are splitting up, and her mum’s idea of a first bra is going to ruin her life. If only she could own the pretty, grown-up Charm Bra, everything could be different! But then Anya discovers a way to get what she wants. Sure, it’s againstthe rules, but why shouldn’t she bend them just a tiny bit to give herself a boost? It’s not like she’s hurting anyone.

A fantastic fairy myth-debunking series from Go Girl author Meredith Badger. Every time Elly goes to a new fairy school, it ends in disaster, but this week, Elly is going undercover at her friend Jess’s South Street School. Human school "should "be a piece of cake. No spells. No flying. Just normal human stuff. But Elly’s fairy blunders make her feel like she’s been living under a toadstool. Plus, there’s something fishy going on. All the girls are into fairies, and Elly smells magic. Is she really the only fairy at South Street School?

Step away from the wand . . .Elly Knottleweed-Eversprightly comes from a long line of famous fairies. But just because one of her ancestors wrote the historic Fairy Code doesn't mean Elly loves being a fairy. In fact, she hates it. She can't stand the itchy tutus, would rather ride her skateboard than fly the Fairy Flock, and messes up all of her magic spells. Plus, she's been kicked out of two fairy academies for turning her Synchronized Flying Instructor purple and catching a flyrus (it wasn't her fault!). Then Elly meets Jess, a human girl who helps Elly fix her malfunctioning wand. Elly never dreamed being friends with a human could make her life so much better. But can Jess help keep Elly from being kicked out of Fairy School―forever?

Meet Poppy Miller—just your normal pre-teen genieTo most people, Poppy Miller looks like an average 12-year-old girl. But secretly, Poppy isn't average at all. She's a genie. Poppy aced Stage One of her genie training, and she can't wait to start Stage Two at Genie High. She'll get to ride magic carpets, learn genie judo, and grant wishes—much more fun than normal school! But will a forbidden carpet race ruin her chances of being a genie forever?

Everyone knows that genies can only grant wishes, not make them, right? Not quite, as Poppy's second adventure reveals.When Poppy graduates from her final stage of genie training, she'll be allowed to make one special wish for her job after Genie High. She already knows exactly what she wants: to work in the stables with all the magic carpets! The only problem is that before she can graduate, Poppy has to mentor a Stage Two genie called Aggi. Aggi is the strangest genie Poppy's ever met—she's rude, she hates being a genie, and she thinks riding magic carpets is stupid. If Aggi doesn't start behaving like a proper genie, Poppy might never get her wish.

A fantastic genie myth-debunking series from Go Girl author Meredith Badger. Poppy is just an ordinary girl. In fact, the only slightly strange thing about her is that she's great at squeezing into small spaces. So it's a pretty big shock when Poppy finds out that she's a genie! Suddenly she has to get used to wearing weird clothes and high ponytails, riding magic carpets and granting wishes. At least squeezing into a tiny genie bottle is one thing that comes naturally...

Poppy is just your normal, average, every day, ordinary girl. She isn’t the best at school or at sports, and her most remarkable talents are squeezing into tight places and touching her nose with her tongue. This is why Poppy never expects that on her 12th birthday, she will learn something perfectly extraordinary. She is a genie!But genie privileges, such as living in a bottle and granting wishes, don’t come automatically. Poppy must pass all of her classes at Tweenie Genie School—and manage to keep her new identity a complete and total secret. Training to be a genie is hard work. Can Poppy do it?

Hide your wings . . . we’re going undercover!Elly Knottleweed-Eversprightly has a secret. A big secret. She is a fairy, and she even has the wings to prove it. Every time Elly goes to a new fairy school, it ends in disaster, but this week, Elly is going undercover at her friend Jess’s South Street School. Human school should be a piece of cake. No spells. No flying. Just normal human stuff. But Elly’s fairy blunders make her feel like she’s been living under a toadstool. Plus, there’s something fishy going on. All the girls are into fairies, and Elly smells magic. Is she really the only fairy at South Street School?