Glitter. Kate Maryon
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Glitter
Kate Maryon
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2010
Text copyright © Kate Maryon 2010
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Source ISBN: 9780007326280
Ebook Edition © JULY 2010 ISBN: 9780007411009 Version: 2017-09-27
For Daniel, Carole, Heather, Louisa, Ruth, James, Sophia, Mala and Joti. For your mummies who now glitter with the stars in the sky – they loved you so much and were so sad to leave you.
For Jonny, Amida and all the other dads who did and continue to do their wonderful best.
For Jayne and Jan who will for ever glitter in my eyes – thank you for so much.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: failure is not an option…
Chapter 2: humming might be dangerous…
Chapter 3: a glittering success…
Chapter 4: everything is really all my fault…
Chapter 5: I don’t even know where to begin…
Chapter 6: welcum to the dump…
Chapter 9: like Pride and Prejudice and stuff…
Chapter 10: err, sorry, daddy…
Chapter 11: my whole insides are trembling…
Chapter 12: don’t forget the old folk…
Chapter 13: the rest is a blur…
Chapter 14: if you’re going to run wild…
Chapter 15: today is my birthday…
Chapter 16: I’m so sorry Liberty…
Chapter 17: for my new best friend…
Chapter 18: it’s dark here, really dark…
Chapter 19: and then he’s gone…
Chapter 20: she pulls away from me and gasps…
Chapter 22: why didn’t l get it before…?
Chapter 24: and now I’m confused…
Chapter 25: I’m not feeling fine…
Chapter 26: you could have been anything…
Chapter 27: I’m getting warmer…
Chapter 28: the sound of two violins…
Chapter 29: and then you came along…
Chapter 30: I squeeze his hand…
Chapter 31: if you want to come, that is…
Chapter 32: bugsy is brilliant…