Book 1

Life at the Shallow End

by Helen Bailey

Published 1 May 2008

Electra's family is falling apart. Her dad's moving out, her mum's given in to her daytime TV addiction, and her little brother (aka The Little Runt) has just been caught shoplifting. Even the guinea-pig's gone mental.

And all Electra can think about is whether green eyeliner compliments or clashes with blue eyes.

Where can a girl turn in her hour of need? To her best friends, of course. Together, they think up a plan: persuading the class geek to stalk her dad seemed like a good idea at the time ...


Book 2

Out of My Depth

by Helen Bailey

Published 7 August 2008

Electra's totally out of her depth. Everyone's giving her the third degree!

Freak Boy's dad wants to know whether he's being bullied. Sorrel's interrogating Electra about Lucy's private life. Even her dad is cross-examining her about her mum's love-life, over his Deep Pan Super Supreme.

And all Electra can think is, How far can you get a piece of melted cheese to stretch without it breaking?

Welcome to the crazy world of Electra Brown.


Book 3

Swimming Against the Tide

by Helen Bailey

Published 5 February 2009

Everyone's got major lurve-action except Electra.

She hates swimming against the tide; she'd rather go with the flow. She should be planning how to hook a hunk, but all she can think is, What's for lunch?

She can be VERY shallow.


Book 4

Taking the Plunge

by Helen Bailey

Published 21 May 2009

Electra's finally taking the plunge. After all, her friend Lucy did it in France, Sorrel thought she had but hadn't after all, and Claudia, who's done it loads of times, has bet Electra she won't.

She will, though. She's going to go out with the first boy who asks her. But what if he turns out to be a frog and not a prince?


Book 5

Falling Hook, Line and Sinker

by Helen Bailey

Published 7 January 2010

Electra's head over high heels in lurve!

She's fallen hook, line and sinker for a testosterone-packed hunk. He's cute, he's cool and he's been expelled from school. What more could a girl want?

There's only one minor problemo: she already has a boyfriend. She should do what's right and walk away. But will she? As if!