A heart-warming and hilarious story about one boy who wants to fit in, the friends he meets along the way, and one NASTY BLOUSE...



Ted has always wanted to be a popular kid, but due to an embarrassing incident that will not be named, he finds it harder than ever to fit in. But when Ted’s parents split up, his whole life changes. Although leaving his best friend Archie behind sucks, Ted is about to discover that staying with his dad might have its perks. Because with a new start, is the chance to re-invent yourself... that’s right, Ted has the opportunity to choose his new identity and it’s going to be FRESH.



But can Ted keep up the cool-kid charade, or will his lies catch up with him?



An approachable and funny take on the common experience of children navigating what it means to have divorced parents and have two homes Authored by acclaimed children’s and YA-and Carnegie-nominated Simon James Green, whose middle-grade book Finn Jones Was Here became Indie Book of the Month With fantastic illustrations throughout from Jennifer Jamieson that bring the heart and humour to life.



SIMON JAMES GREEN

Simon James Green is an award-winning author of 12 books for children and young adults. As well as co-writing Jack Splash with Tom Daley, his other middle-grade books include Sleepover Takeover (winner of the InspiRead Award 2023), Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck, (shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award) and Finn Jones Was Here, which is currently long listed for the UK Literacy Association Book Awards 2024. He has written two picture books - Llama Glamarama and Fabulous Frankie - both illustrated by Garry Parsons. His young adult novels include Noah Can’t Even (picked by WHSmith as one of the most important LGBT books of the last 50 years); Noah Could Never; Alex in Wonderland (nominated for the Carnegie medal); Heartbreak Boys, You’re the One That I Want (shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, Diverse Book Award, and winner of the Bristol Teen Book Award), Gay Club! (nominated for the YOTO Carnegie Medal 2023) and Boy Like Me.