Secrets at St Jude's Series by Carmen Reid

Gina’s mother is fed up with her staying out late, spending too much money on clothes and too much time emailing her friends. Her solution is to send Gina to Scotland, to the same boarding school she attended. Suddenly taken from a world of malls and mobile phones, Gina is forced to find her way through games of hockey, communal meals and showers, horrible Public School boys and stuffy housemistresses. Will she ever survive?

The second hilarious novel of modern boarding school life from bestselling chicklit author, Carmen Reid Back from spending her summer holidays in L.A., Gina starts a hectic new term at St. Jude’s, her stuffy but fun Scottish boarding school. However, she finds her budding romance with Dermot, the boy who works in the local café, isn’t going as well as planned. Is he really the boy for her? But Gina knows that despite her troubles in love, she can count on her dorm buddies to cheer her up... moreThe second hilarious novel of modern boarding school life from bestselling chicklit author, Carmen Reid Back from spending her summer holidays in L.A., Gina starts a hectic new term at St. Jude’s, her stuffy but fun Scottish boarding school. However, she finds her budding romance with Dermot, the boy who works in the local café, isn’t going as well as planned. Is he really the boy for her? But Gina knows that despite her troubles in love, she can count on her dorm buddies to cheer her up. They have crushes and troubles of their own but the friends know they have to stick together through these terrible teenage times! But how on earth can they concentrate on hockey tournaments and science class when there are parties and nights out to organize too! less

Gina can’t wait for her mom and friends to make the trip over to visit her from sunny California, but things don’t go exactly to plan and she’s stuck in the middle of them and her friends. Niffy is not happy about her best friend and her brother becoming a couple. Min wishes she had the confidence to finally kiss her new boyfriend, and poor Amy is starting to do anything to look thin. Will the drama resolve?

At St Jude's School for Girls, four friends are facing very different problems ...Can Gina still be happy with her boyfriend when there's such an exciting new guy on the scene? How will Amy survive when her rich dad's money disappears? What can tomboy Niffy do to make herself gorgeous? And why is Min spending so much time in the study and missing all the fun? Sounds like all the St Jude's friends need to get in touch with their inner Rebel Girl!

The St Jude’s girls are taking a super-fun trip to visit Gina’s amazing LA home, but there are upsets and excitement for Gina, Niffy, Amy and Min this term. Will Amy finally find out who her mother is? And will Gina decide between her two love interests? And what about Min — is she just getting too wrapped up in her crazy science discoveries?

The pressure’s on this term for the Upper Fifths. There are new boyfriends and new parents on the scene, as well as the dreaded summer exams. But will the girls still find time for fun, and for each other? You can bet on it! A fantastic series full of romance and friendship—and a hefty dose of chick-lit glamour. Boarding school never looked this good!