This is a fun and funky series charting the hopes, dreams and schemes of the lively, loveable Lucy - wannabe fashion designer and Stand Up Babe. Girls everywhere will identify with her bra-size embarrassment, parent troubles, best-friend dilemmas and secret crushes. Lucy and her Best Friends Forever, Jules and Tilda, answer an ad in a local paper calling for extras to appear in a new film. Once they are chosen, Jules and Tilda try desperately to get their photo taken with the film's star, whilst Lucy decides it's a great opportunity to get her dress designs noticed, but will the director see it that way?

Author Biography

Kelly McKain is a fresh and vibrant new voice in children's fiction, and is totally in touch with the world of girls on the cusp of adolescence. A Stand Up Babe herself, Kelly has worked as a teacher and as a copywriter in advertising. She is now a full-time writer and lives in London with a fridge full of chocolate. Author location: London