Product Description

a ragdoll a postcard from Marrakech a rainbow-stripe hat a dreamcatcher a silver necklace with a pink stone in Dizzy’s mum left when she was small. But every year, on her birthday, something arrives in the post - a present or a card with her mum’s loopy writing on. Dizzy has kept everything. But this year is different. This year’s present is her mum, in person. Tanned and skinny with loads of earrings and a huge smile, Storm is a human whirlwind. She whisks Dizzy away for a summer that puts her whole world in a spin.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4899 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 210 pages

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Cathy Cassidy is fast becoming the brightest star on the Chick Lit radar

About the Author
Cathy Cassidy wrote and illustrated her first book at 8-years old for her little brother and has been writing and drawing ever since. Cathy has worked as an editor on Jackie magazine, a teacher and as agony aunt on Shout Magazine. She lives in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland with her husband, 2 young children, 3 cats, 2 rabbits and a mad hairy lurcher called Kelpie. DIZZY is her first novel.

Customer Reviews

A summer with a difference
This book is a great read - for boys as well as girls. Don't be misled by the girly cover: there's plenty inside to interest boys too. Follow the story of Dizzy's summer, from the moment her long-lost mum turns up on her 12th birthday and whisks her away to experience a very different life from the one she had before. Dizzy encounters a whole range of new people in places she'd never known existed, she makes new friends and experiences life on the road and under canvas at summer festivals. This page-turner makes you want to read on until you find out what happens. By the end of the story Dizzy has changed in a way she couldn't have, had she stayed at home with her dad - and guess where she ends up? I'm not telling you... What are you waiting for? Read it now!

Not just for girls
Broken families, irresponsible parents, capable but insecure 12-year-olds - the themes of Dizzy belong firmly in the territory Jacqueline Wilson has so successfully marked out as her own. If you're going to trespass on that territory, you'd better have a talent for writing.

Thankfully, Cathy Cassidy clearly has such a talent. Far from being a Wilson wannabee, she has a strong voice of her own which takes the story off in sometimes unexpected directions. Dizzy is a great read, with a sympathetic and believable main character plunged into a situation beyond her control, and despite the unfortunately pink cover should appeal to all thoughtful and adventurous readers regardless of gender.

A great book
Dizzy's mum left when she was only five. Dizzy eagerly awaits the fantastic presents she is sent every year, but on date of her 12th, a shocking yet pleasing present awaits her- her Mum!

In a whisk, Storm- what Dizzy's mother calls herself- takes Dizzy to her place (although it's not quite what she expects)but not telling her dad and before the End of year Exams...!

They travel to Scotland, where Dizzy discovers her mum is a traveller.

She has a romance with a childhood friend- Finn (is that how you spell it?)- and makes new friends also.

This is a teenage masterpiece and if you're bored in the Summer hols, then read Dizzy! It will go down a treat!