Driftwood by Cathy Cassidy is a touching, utterly brilliant novel for girls aged 9+’I feel like I’m losing my best mate . . .’Hannah and Joey have been best friends forever – just the two of them. But when Joey’s new foster brother, Paul, turns up, everything changes. First Joey falls for Hannah’s brother, Kit. Then Paul complicates things – with some kittens, a chocolate bar and a stripy pink bicycle. Hannah’s world is turning upside down. Can you rescue a friendship when it’s drowning? Can you save a friend in trouble – if they don’t want to be saved?Can Hannah stop her friends from drifting apart?’Touching, tender and unforgettable’ – Guardian’Cassidy’s characters have real heart’ – Sunday Telegraph’Cathy Cassidy . . . is way better than Jacqueline Wilson’ – Courtney, aged 10***www.cathycassidy.com***