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Karen McCombie

Karen McCombie is from Aberdeen but now lives in North London with her husband and four fat cats.

Karen is now a full-time writer but before that she worked for several teen magazines such as J17 and Sugar in a variety roles – everything from Fashion Editor to Features Editor!

Her highly successful series is Ally’s World. Ally Love is thirteen and lives with her weird family in a falling down house in Crouch End. Her eccentric mother’s not around so it’s just Dad, the four Love children and an array of pets including a three-legged cat, a vicious hamster and some stick insects.

When not writing Karen spends her time belly-dancing!

Books by Karen McCombie

  • Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

    Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

  • Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

    Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

  • Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

    Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

  • Catching Falling Stars

    Catching Falling Stars

  • Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

    Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

  • Extra Special Stella Etc

    Extra Special Stella Etc

  • Forever and Ever and Evie

    Forever and Ever and Evie

  • Frankie, Peaches and Me

    Frankie, Peaches and Me

  • Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

    Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

  • Life According to... Alice B. Lovely

    Life According to... Alice B. Lovely

  • Meet the Real World, Rachel!

    Meet the Real World, Rachel!

  • Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

    Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

  • Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

    Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

  • Six Words and a Wish

    Six Words and a Wish

  • Sweet-Talking TJ

    Sweet-Talking TJ

  • The Girl Who Wasn't There

    The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

    The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

  • The Pearl in the Attic

    The Pearl in the Attic

  • The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

    The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

  • The Year of Big Dreams

    The Year of Big Dreams

  • Truly, Madly Megan

    Truly, Madly Megan

  • Twists, Turns and 100% Tilda

    Twists, Turns and 100% Tilda

  • When the Tooth Fairy Forgot

    When the Tooth Fairy Forgot