Driftwood by Cathy Cassidy is a touching, utterly brilliant novel for girls aged 9+''I feel like I''m losing my best mate . . .''Hannah and Joey have been best friends forever - just the two of them. But when Joey''s new foster brother, Paul, turns up, everything changes. First Joey falls for Hannah''s brother, Kit. Then Paul complicates things - with some kittens, a chocolate bar and a stripy pink bicycle. Hannah''s world is turning upside down. Can you rescue a friendship when it''s drowning? Can you save a friend in trouble - if they don''t want to be saved?Can Hannah stop her friends from drifting apart?''Touching, tender and unforgettable'' - Guardian''Cassidy''s characters have real heart'' - Sunday Telegraph''Cathy Cassidy . . . is way better than Jacqueline Wilson'' - Courtney, aged 10***www.cathycassidy.com***
