'I love this book' Jacqueline Wilson'I just knew we were going to be friends Don't ask me to explain why I can't But i just knew' Jaz has found the best way to make friends with new girl Nadima who doesn't speak any English
- by offering her a chocolate bar Nadima grins & offers back some Turkish Delight the ice is broken & a special friendship begins Jaz is outgoing rebellious gumptious & a little bit bolshy
- but it doesn't stop her from finding it hard that she doesn't have a best friend at school any more Not since Lily went off with Kara She's not one to get down about things though
- & things start to look up when Nadima comes into their classroom Before long the girls are firm friends even when Nadima recently arrived from Syria can't speak much English The path of true friendship doesn't run smooth though Jaz ever the entrepreneur cooks up a plan to sell Turkish Delight at school with disastrous results A drama project with Nadima about family history proves impossible to manage & Charity Challenge Week puts the icing on the cake as Jaz puts every foot wrong possible Can she find a way to put things right & restore the wonderful & unique friendship that she has with Nadima? In a story of friendship family & entrepreneurial wizardry Cas Lester deftly navigates the trials & tribulations of girlhood & examines with the lightest of touches & gentle humour the thorny & compelling issues of integration belonging & identity