Last Chance Angel

When Jess is knocked off her bicycle she finds her self at the gates of Heaven early - before her actual death date. Striking a deal with the angel on duty she is allowed to return to earth to visit her friends and family in invisible ghost form, until she's due back to the Pearly gates. But Jess soon learns more about her friends and family than she ever realised and ultimately she is faced with a real life or death dilemma. Alex Gutteridge has had nine books published for children. She has written young fiction, a novel for pre-teens and a ghost story for reluctant readers. Her novel OVEN CHIPS FOR TEA was turned into a play for Radio 4. Her other book, LAST CHANCE ANGEL, has been shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists Association 2014 YA award and the Essex Book Award 2014. Alex lives in Leicester with her husband and three children. When she isn't writing, she is a practising reflexologist. Follow Alex at www.alex-gutteridge.blogspot.co.uk or on Twitter: @alexgutteridge1. A touching tale of friendship and family told from beyond the grave Strong standalone title from a new writing talent for the tweens market. Combines the friendship feelgood of Cathy Cassidy and Jacqueline Wilson with the thought-provoking nature of Meg Rosoff.