Who is Leeza McAuliffe?
Leeza’s story starts in Book 1 as a ten-year-old girl from Manchester. Her bossy Grandma thinks she’s depressed because she spends so much time in her room. Leeza isn’t depressed. She’s just irritated by the rest of her family. Standard ten-year-old stuff, right? To keep Grandma happy, Mum and Dad give Leeza a diary. That way, she can share any worries or feelings she has, within its pages.
What are her stories?
1.. Leeza McAuliffe Has Something To Say
2.. Leeza McAuliffe Has Loads More To Say
3.. Leeza McAuliffe is Branching Out
Leeza’s writes about her day-to-day life. The only problem is, her day-to-day life is pretty boring. Mostly. There’s always a bit of drama at school, whether that’s her primary school friends falling out, SATs stress, or having too many siblings. Then there are her parents. With their insistence on family-wide vegetarianism, she’s fed up of being told what to do.
The move to high school isn’t much better. Except that’s not the only move that happens in her life. Honestly, she can’t wait to be in control instead of adults making decisions for her. And don’t get her started on her brother, Spike. She could write pages and pages about his annoyingness.
So far, so normal, right? But unbeknownst to her, life isn’t something you can control. Change happens, people move on, and sometimes everything sucks. Leeza keeps writing, keeps recording her days, and tries to make sense of the ups and downs.
How many books is a series?
A series has to start somewhere! Yep, these three books are the start of the Leeza McAuliffe Stories. They begin when Leeza’s at primary school, then continue to her being twelve in Y8, and then Y9. The stories start in Manchester then move to the Lake District. They include childhood friends from Reception as well as teenaged mates that come later. The McAuliffe family expands in various ways, and there are plenty of highs and lows along the way.
What’s next for Leeza?
Loads more! She’s about to be a teenager. Her hormones are flying all over the place. Her bestie, Jake, is great but she’ll definitely need more friends. Her family will still drive her mad but there’s a chance she’ll be less bothered by Spike as he gets older. There’s a whole world out there to explore and she wants to see what it’s all about. The next story in the series will show Leeza turn fourteen. She’ll move into Y10, where there’ll be GCSE options, more fizzy feelings about boys, and some family drama to navigate. Why don’t you join Leeza McAuliffe and the gang, and read the series from the beginning?
