LOVE FRANKIE

By Jacqueline Wilson

Synopsis

Teenage life for Frankie certainly comes with its ups and downs. Her mum is ill with MS and Frankie can feel herself growing up quickly, no thanks to Sally and her gang of bullies at school. When Sally turns out to be not-so-mean after all, they strike up a friendship and are suddenly spending all of their time together. But Frankie starts to wonder whether these feelings she has for Sally are stronger than her other friendships. She doesn't want Sally to just be her friend. She wants her to be her girlfriend. But does Sally feel the same?

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Narrator	Jessie Cave
Length	8hrs 45mins
Catalogue No.	617739
Publisher	Penguin Audio; 2020

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