Starring Sammie - as the girl who becomes a big fat liar (but whose pants don't catch fire) - Helena Pielichaty

Sammie is fed up with life at home. Her dad's left and all her mum cares about is going to the local disco to find a new man. Sammie's trying her hardest to raise some sponsor money for charity, but when things don't go to plan she ends up telling a whopper of a lie and winds up in all sorts of trouble. The After School Club is her only refuge, but will they still want her when they find out what she's done...? This is a major new series which is being launched with two titles, with two more to follow. The Government's aim is that by 2003 out of school places for 865,000 children have been created, with the number of After School Clubs set to be around 20,000. This series contains collectible books - each one features a different character from the After School Club. Author has also written three Simone titles for this age range, which have currently sold over 40,000 copies in the UK alone. "Simone's Letters" was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and "Simone's Diary" was chosen as a World Book Day recommended read.