Rebecca's Rules: The Real Rebecca

Anna Carey is a freelance journalist from Drumcondra in Dublin who has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent and many other publications. Anna joined her first band when she was fifteen and went on to sing and play with several bands over the next fifteen years. Her last band, El Diablo, released two albums and toured all over the country.

'It reminded me of being a teenager, the nice parts! It's a perfect piece of hilarious loveliness! Gold Star!!!!' -- Marian Keyes 'I've just read a gorgeous book! Rebeccas Rules by Anna Carey. For young adults but so funny, sweet, bright I loved it' -- Marian Keyes 'a witty and perceptive snapshot of contemporary Dublin teenagers and their preoccupations: family, friends, school, first romance' -- Irish Times 'funny and warmly enjoyable' -- Sunday Business Post 'a real treat' -- Sunday Business Post 'Anna Carey has created another book to thrill preteen girls' -- Sunday Independent 'a completely authentic teenage voice' -- Tralee Advertiser 'lively' -- West Cork People 'beautifully drawn characters' -- West Cork People 'a completely authentic teenage voice' -- West Cork People 'the author has managed to capture the way teenagers think and speak absolutely faithfully' -- Inis Magazine 'witty and easy to read' -- Inis Magazine "few authors describe teen girls' friendships and family relationships so well, and for all its humour, this is a remarkably tender book' -- Books for Keeps 'the teen voice is spot on throughout, and the portraits Rebecca gives us of her friends and family will resonate with readers' -- Books for Keeps 'Anna Carey has a sharp ear for dialogue and the book's diary format highlights this' -- Books for Keeps 'Carey captures the excitement, camaraderie and tensions ... brilliantly' -- Books for Keeps 'another fresh and funny tale of teen life, if anything even warmer and more perceptive than the first' -- Books for Keeps 'further proof of Carey's talent' -- Books for Keeps 'better than Adrian Mole!' -- lovereading.co.uk 'highly recommended' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk 'spot on' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk 'amusing from the first page' -- lovereading4kids.co.uk "[a] warm and delightful read, with a positive and feisty heroine' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'hilarious story' -- parentsintouch.co.uk 'sure to be a favourite with fans of authors such as Sarah Webb and Judi Curtin' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'plenty of light humour and drama' -- CBI's Recommended Reads 2012 'John Kowalski is an inspired creation' -- Irish Independent 'another slice of real-life heartbreak and joy - and a lot of laughs -- Irish Independent 'wonderfully crafted' -- Irish Independent 'Carey captures the all-consumingness of first love angst to a tee' -- Irish Independent 'all the teen insight and even more of the humour and fun of the original' -- Irish Independent 'well written and speaks the language of the teenage girl to perfection' -- Evening Echo 'a fun read which fans of Anna Carey's previous book will enjoy very much' -- School Librarian Magazine 'a family and school drama that many readers will find easy to identify with as the book touches upon many problems that teenagers - especially girls - have to face every day' -- School Librarian Magazine Ms Carey has vividly expressed Rebecca's feelings -- TheGuardian.com would recommend this lively and hilarious book to girls between the ages of 11 to 13 -- TheGuardian.com rate it a 9/10! -- TheGuardian.com