Sequel to 'The whole business of Kiffo and the Pitbull'

Calma Harrison is witty and sarcastic but unfortunately her boldness leads her to jump to conclusions which make her an unreliable narrator. Her relationship with her mother (the Fridge) is still the same - they communicate via notes on the fridge. There's that gorgeous check-out guy from Crazi-Cheep and the problem of a father who has suddenly decided to make an appearance in her life after years of absence. ( )

I enjoyed this more than its predecessor. It has the same too-varied bag of literary tricks, but I was too caught up in Calma's life to be distracted.

The description of the football match had me laughing loudly indeed. ( )

Sequel to “The whole business with Kiffo and the Pitbull”. Calma and the Fridge (her mum) are back again – this time Calma is in love with a guy called Jason at her work, fights with her best friend Vanessa, has her father stalking her and manages to get the haircut from hell in the process. Very funny and also poignant at times. (I actually liked this one better than the first). p.82-89 (the haircut from hell)

Ok, so this isn't the best book I've ever read, but there are some really good parts like when Calma gives instructions that anyone can follow to write a "great" poem for school and then follows them. Her teacher then gives her a a saxophone and tells her to play it. Or the part when she dresses up as "Super slut" and follows her mother to work to spy on her and then can't back in the car to get her real clothes and has to walk all the way back to work in heels and wig. Plus she's a good friend to Vanessa. ( )