Lottie Brooks Series by Katie Kirby 5 Books Collection Set - Ages 9-12 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks
The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Lottie Brooks's Totally Disastrous School-Trip
The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780852482186
Publisher: Puffin
Age Range: Ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7)

Overview
Meet Lottie Brooks, the eleven-and-three-quarters-year-old whose diary entries turn everyday middle school chaos into laugh-out-loud gold. This 5-book paperback collection follows Lottie from her nerve-wracking first days of secondary school through friendship fallouts, a school trip gone wrong, and her first taste of a proper crush. Katie Kirby's illustrated, diary-style storytelling captures every cringeworthy, relatable moment of growing up with warmth and razor-sharp humor. A brilliant gift set for tween readers who love funny, honest stories about school, friendship, and finding your own voice.

About the Books
The Lottie Brooks series follows its eponymous heroine through the ups and downs of early secondary school life, told entirely in her own hilarious, exaggerated diary voice. Across these five books, Lottie navigates starting a new school without a solid friend group, survives catastrophic friendship politics, auditions for the school musical while nursing a crush on a boy named Daniel, endures a disastrous school trip full of mishaps, and wades through the awkward drama of best-friendship. Her loyal hamster companions, chaotic family life, and running jokes about KitKat Chunkys give the series a consistent, comforting texture that keeps young readers coming back book after book. Katie Kirby, already known to adult audiences for her blog and books about parenting, brings the same sharp comic timing and emotional honesty to Lottie's world, creating a heroine whose insecurities and triumphs feel instantly recognizable to real preteens. Short, punchy chapters, plenty of illustrations, and a breezy first-person voice make these books accessible even for readers who don't usually reach for chapter books, while the emotional throughlines about resilience, self-acceptance, and loyal friendship give the series genuine substance. Whether read in order or dipped into individually, the five books work together as a satisfying arc of a girl figuring out who she is amid the everyday chaos of school corridors, family dinners, and first crushes. It's a set built for shelves that get read again and again, whether at home, in a classroom library, or passed between friends.

Key Benefits

• Complete 5-book paperback collection at one convenient price
• Diary-style format is a proven hit with reluctant and confident readers alike
• Laugh-out-loud humor balanced with genuine, relatable emotional moments
• Perfect for ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7) independent readers
• Great gift for birthdays, holidays, or back-to-school reading lists
• Ideal for classroom libraries, book clubs, and summer reading

Book-by-Book Guide
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks — Lottie starts secondary school with no friends, no confidence, and only her hamster Sir Barnaby Squeakington for comfort.
The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks — Back for spring term, Lottie tries to leave mean-girl drama behind while auditioning for the school musical.
The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks — A sunny holiday brings first-boyfriend jitters and plenty of embarrassing misunderstandings for Lottie.
Lottie Brooks's Totally Disastrous School-Trip — A school trip spirals into chaos as Lottie contends with mishaps, mortification, and missed plans.
The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks — Lottie faces the ups and downs of best friendship as loyalties and feelings get complicated.

About the Author
Katie Kirby is a British writer and illustrator best known for her blog and books under the name Hurrah for Gin, exploring parenting chaos with sharp, self-deprecating humor. She brought that same comic voice to children's fiction with the Lottie Brooks series, an illustrated diary-style set loved by preteen readers for its honesty about school, friendship, and family life. Kirby lives by the sea in Hove with her husband, two sons, and their dog. Her writing balances laugh-out-loud moments with genuine warmth, making Lottie a relatable heroine in middle-grade fiction.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Five books of pure, relatable comedy make this set a brilliant birthday gift, holiday stocking stuffer, or back-to-school treat for tween readers. Lottie's diary-style voice keeps pages turning, while the emotional honesty beneath the jokes gives the series lasting appeal for classroom libraries and family bookshelves alike.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.