Diary of a Troublemaker: Money or Drama (Vol. 3)

Introduced to Brazilian audiences in the hilarious Diary of a Troublemaker 1: Sneakers or Tiaras and Diary of a Troublemaker 2: Pearls or Magpies, Dent returns with another adventure featuring the hilarious Shiraz. She proves once again that young adult plots, when well-executed, appeal to everyone. In Diary of a Troublemaker: Cash or Drama, Shiraz has decided to leave her old neighborhood in Essex, school, and her temporary job to live in stimulating London, with her friend Carrie Draper. Carrie has already secured a position at the Tabitha Tennant beauty school, but Shiraz is having trouble finding a job that matches her originality and cunning. Worse, she can't seem to hold down a job. And as if that weren't enough, she's missing her family. All of them. Something very serious must be happening. But Shiraz isn't about to give up. Even though she spends a lot of time in her sparsely furnished apartment, dreaming of seeing her crush's car at the door, "Diary of a Troublemaker: Money or Drama" shows why Grace Dent is one of the most contemporary authors in tune with young audiences: she's able to translate what they think and how they speak like few others. A quick internet search is enough to uncover testimonials from parents delighted with their children's newfound reading habits. And indebted to the author.