From award-winning author Phil Earle comes the hilariously agonising account of one teenage boy’s disastrous attempts to win the heart of the cool new girl at school. Up until now, Marv’s uneventful life has revolved around playing football with his best mate, Jimmy. But things take a turn for the dramatic with the arrival at school of new girl Carly Stonehouse.Marv falls in love at first sight, but there’s no way a girl like Carly will ever look at him. Unless, perhaps, he enlists help from a very unusual source.Follow Marv on his hilariously agonising quest for love, featuring his Croc-loving dad, a fast-food addicted musical idol from the past and some of the most cringeworthy song lyrics you might ever have heard …Northern Soul by Phil Earle is a Sunday Times bestselling, award-winning book that takes readers on a humorous and wholesome journey of teenage romance. This coming of age story, filled with comedy and a touch of the performing arts, is a must-read for kids and young adults.For fans of Megan E. Freeman (Fresh Starts), Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (For Freedom), L M. Elliott (Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between), and Maz Evans (Over My Dead Body).HarperCollins 2024
