Lottie Brooks's Totally Disastrous School-Trip

Lottie Brooks #4

by Katie Kirby

Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols.

Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life...

Still look like a tomato
Am stuck indoors whilst my friends go bowling without me (rude)
My parents are leaving me to go out on a 'Date Night'. GROSS!

After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt. OK, fine - a lot sunburnt, Lottie's heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents and Toby's tasty air biscuits!

But the trip soon turns into a total disaster. The other girls staying at the camp are MEGA-MEAN, best friend Jess is spending all her time with new girl Isha, and Lottie's diary gets stolen!

Who knew a school trip could cause so much DRAMA?!

Readers LOVE Lottie
My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.
My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!".
My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever'
Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion.

Genres: Young Adult, Humor, Childrens, Diary, Middle Grade, Romance, Friendship

434 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 6, 2023

About the author

Katie Kirby is a writer and illustrator who lives by the sea in Hove with her husband, two sons and dog Sasha.

She has a degree in Advertising and Marketing and after spending several years working in London media agencies, which basically involved hanging out in fancy restaurants and pretending to know what she was talking about, she had some children and decided to start a blog called 'Hurrah for Gin' about the gross injustice of it all.

Many people said her sense of humour was silly and immature so she is now having a bash at writing children's fiction. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is her first novel.

Katie likes gin, rabbits, over-thinking things, the smell of launderettes and Monster Munch. She does not like losing at board games or writing about herself in the third person.

Reviews

[Nikola · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kocham Lottie całym sercem

[Marta Demianiuk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mam wrażenie, że ten tom jest dużo poważniejszy od poprzednich. Jasne, Lottie wciąż jest sobą, czyli pakuje sie z jednego przypału w drugi, ale śmiałam się dużo rzadziej. Częściej za to byłam pod wrażeniem, w jaki sposób autorka zwraca uwagę na różne problemy spotykające niestolatki w tym wieku i jak sobie z nimi radzić. I za to tę część kocham całym sercem. Jest o prześladowaniu i jak się mu nie dać, jest o okresie, który potrafi zaskoczyć i jak nie dać się zawstydzić chłopcom, kiedy trafi się „wpadka”. Lottie robi się dojrzalsza i chociaż to postać fikcyjna, jestem z niej bardzo dumna.

Uważam, że ta seria to „Pamiętnik księżniczki” generacji Alfa.

[Teeee x · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a great way to realise that Lottie finally found her way to fit in, and I really enjoyed the moments when she learnt from her mistakes and stayed true to herself.

[Ruthie Dearden-Watts · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great book! I really enjoyed it.

[Natalka Lebi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75
I loveeeee...
I REALLY love🫶
(It's a pity that the title is about a trip and the trip starts halfway through the book)...

[faustyna。 (lekkidramat) · Rating 4 out of 5]

wzruszyłam się trochę pod koniec, lottie dorasta.

[Jess Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

So childish yet brilliant. Love it!

[Molly Oswald · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is so good and I love it so much

[Ingaaaa_kml · Rating 4 out of 5]

LOTTIE KOCHAM CIE

[Dinnu Reads Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute, funny and wholesome book! 😊

[gosia · Rating 5 out of 5]

nie potrafie sie delektowac tymi ksiazkami, za bardzo je kocham.

[Silvia Llado · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this book! In this fourth Lottie Brooks adventure, Lottie starts a new school year, navigates friendships, deals with boy dilemmas, and even goes on her first school trip. It’s funny, relatable, and full of those cringey-but-charming Lottie moments we adore.

My daughter devoured it in just two days — always a great sign! And I really appreciated many underlying messages, but this one that I know is something my daughter and friends are experiencing at the moment: even when your friends make new friends, it doesn’t mean you’re “less” or that the friendship is over. It’s such an important reminder for kids (and honestly, for adults too).

Light, engaging, and full of heart. Highly recommended for young readers who enjoy humour, drama, and a very real look at growing up.

[Milp · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in one day and loved it so much, would recommend to anyone yr 7/8

[Sarah Mallon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing and very funny it's a must read for any tween!

[Preili Pipar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Raamatu esimene pool mõtlesin, et pidin ma ikka selle lugeda võtma :D No ikka nii minust mööda raamat. Aga siis läks kas paremaks või ma lihtsalt leppisin sellega, et on ka sellised raamatud ja ilmselt oma peamisele sihtgrupile on ta just õige raamat.
Kõikidest teismeliste raskustest hoolimata läks kõik siiski hästi. Vahel ma mõtlesin, et kas ma olin ka teismelisena selline?!? :D
Kohati jäi mulje, et sõbrad tal käitusid ka temaga veidi intetult. Samas, kui vaja, siis ka seisid tema eest.
Ühes asjas pean nõustuma, et Amber ei pruugi olla parim versioon või ettekujutus sõbrast, aga üks selline kulub tõesti ära.

[Dominika · Rating 4 out of 5]

to była świetna przygoda, uwielbiam ten format pamiętnika Lottie i na pewno przeczytam pozostałe 2 tomy🙌🏼🔥 Może ta książka nie zmieniła mojego życia ale w niektórych momentach totalnie relowałam z Lottie i było to świetne odcięcie się od rzeczywistości + to moja pierwsza (tak długa) książka po angielsku, jestem z siebie dumna🤝🏼😜

[_Julia_bookstagram_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

Lottie to jest taka moja komfortowa seria, która zawsze pomaga mi gdy mam zastój. Uwielbiam tą serią a każdy tom jest równie dobry co poprzedni. Jak zawsze bawiłam się świetnie i z niecierpliwością wyczekuje kolejnych części

[Lucy Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was actually very interesting and funny it made me laugh but younger me would have loved it even more

[ksiazkowe_marzenia · Rating 4 out of 5]

kocham całą serię💞💞💞

[strona.w.opisie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8/5 chyba za dużo oczekiwałam...

[Emu ᯓ★ coraline.booqs · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

[Alicja Przydryga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amber jest chyba moją nową ulubienicą

[Wiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

kocham lottie

[Lily Taylor's Version ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it so funny, I feel like I can relate with Lottie ❤️

[fantastykon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Przeczytana po raz drugi i wciąż niesamowicie bawi😍

[.Arta. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 ⭐

[Billie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought at the airport on my to our holiday in turkey, and I finished it so quickly!

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

ma ei saa neid Lottie-raamatuid mitut järjest lugeda, selline emotsionaalne rollercoaster on see napilt teismelise tüdruku mõttemaailm ikka. aga taas pean nentima, et olles sellises vanuses inimestega isiklikult tuttav... kõik on õige ja nii see käib ja tõesti ongi igas seltskonnas olemas oma Lottie ja oma Amber (ja no täiesti uskumatu, aga raamatu lõpuks isegi saab vastuse küsimus, miks keegi sellise bitchiga üldse hängida viitsib) ja oma Jess ja oma Poppy (oleks neid vaid rohkem) jne. samuti võin kinnitada, et on olemas õpetajad jm vastutavad täiskasvanud, kes "parimate sõprade" gruppe täiesti meelega lahutavad, ja et see trigerdab tõesti nii palju draamat, nagu selles loos siin. aga mis sa ära teed, nad päriselt peavad ka ikkagi teiste inimestega ka suhtlema.

[Sally Cowling · Rating 3 out of 5]

I pinched this one from my 13 year old's shelf as i bought it for her last birthday, she read half and, despite having enjoyed the previous books, declared that Lottie is far too childish for her now (despite the fact that the main character is the same age as her!)

I do see her point as Lottie does become a little annoying in this book. However, she is also a teenager, so that speaks for itself!

It is very funny and I can relate to a lot of Lottie's experiences (although i can't understand why she did what she did with the sanitary pads at camp!

[Hana Moncrieff · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much drama! I loved it!

Oh and BTW I am Daniel all the way

Jess may get closer to Isha but in the end Angela gets the boot 👢 and Lottie finally figures out that Jess has other freinds to but will always be there for her

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT 😻

Sometimes people will try to tear you down (like pointy nose and her gang) but remember to always get back up

Stand up for the people that you love ❤️

Recommend I recommend 👍