Shefali Kharabanda

The Not Quite Perfect Life of Jaya Kapoor Shefali Kharabanda

Too old for Lottie Brooks and Nina Peanut? Meet Jaya Kapoor! Life isn't perfect - especially not for fourteen-year-old Jaya. But now she's got a scholarship to the posh school in town, she's determined to prove that she can be the perfect student. But why stop there? She can be the perfect daughter too, and the perfect friend, and the perfect girlfriend (she just needs to get a boyfriend first) ...

But what does 'perfect' really mean, anyway - and does being perfect make you happy? Perfect for readers 11+ who enjoyed the Lottie Brooks series and Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller A relatable, clean teen story about a British-South Asian teenager navigating a new school, friendships and family drama A fresh spin on the teen diary format - Jaya keeps a bullet journal Think Louise Rennison meets Never Have I Ever!