Series:

Ally's World

14 primary works • 19 total works

Book 1

Cover of The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl
Are other thirteen-year-old girl's lives this stressful? Ally's got a list as long as her arm of things to worry about. First of all, it's enough just to get by, living in a madhouse (well, more of a cross between an animal hospital and something out of Changing Rooms). I mean, Ally loves her family, but every now and then Linn (she's the eldest) is so bossy it's untrue! For example, her idea for a present for their Dad's fortieth birthday. Well, frankly, it's rubbish-but try telling Linn that. Rowan (second eldest) did, and she's got the scars to prove it! Tor isn't much help (well, he is only seven). Neither is Ally's best mate, Billy, but then he is a boy, so what can you expect? And then there's school...just in case she did'nt have enough to worry about there's the forgotten history project that's due and, oh yes, the deeply obnoxious new girl that-oh joy!-Ally's been nominated

Book 2

Cover of Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble
Ally's feeling inadequate. Her only romantic experience amounts to a burping-in-mouth scenario with Keith Brownlow, but Kyra's only been in Crouch End two seconds and she's got herself a boyfriend! Even Ally's dad seems to be 'dating' - has he forgotten all about her mum. Still, Ally's not sure what's more worrying: not having a boyfriend, or being invited on a double date with Kyra, Ricardo and Ricardo's mystery mate...

Book 3

Cover of Butterflies, Bullies and Bad Bad Habits
Ally's worried about money. Or rather, the lack of it. Her big sister Linn has gone and got herself a Saturday job so she can help out, but Ally's too young to get a job...unless. Well, unless economical with the truth and goes for that job helping out in the card shop down the road. Never mind if it is run by a wig-wearing crazy woman who likes to sing children's songs (loudly). But the prospect of a job seems to just add to her worries...and then Rowan starts shopping for Britain even though Ally knows sha can't afford it-what is going on with her...?

Book 4

Cover of Friends, Freak-outs and Very Secret Secrets
Ally seems to have developed a siamese twin: Sandie! Suddenly Sandie's got the same hairstyle as her, the same outfit and same bedroom decor. Talk about Attack of the Clones...As if that wasn't enough, Ally also has the Nightmare School Project to worry about. Until inspiration strikes and the Raspberry Pink Windowsill Bird table is born...

Book 5

Cover of Boys, Brothers and Jelly-belly Dancing
Boys are weird things...and just lately, the boys in my life have been acting even MORE weird. Take Billy, for example. He's been behaving like a total muppet and what's worse is I've been having unexplained feelings for the big dweeb. Not only that, but Tor's been acting strange too - something to do with boy mice, girl mice. and Mum. Confused? You're not the only one...

Book 6

Cover of Sisters, Super-creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs
Welcome to my World. It's weird but kind of wonderful...Ally knows Linn finds her chaotic family a bit ...exasperating. Super efficient Linn with her super tidy room and super perfect hair sometime doesn't seem like a Love Child at all. But when Linn falls for Q, lead singer in Chazza's band, all her sensible, self-controlled ways go to pieces. Everyone else can see Q's a creep - but does Ally have the courage to burst Linn's heart-shaped bubble?

Book 7

Cover of Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets
Welcome to my world. It's weird but kind of wonderful! For once, Ally's looking forward to school - well, the last week of it anyway. There's a fun run and - joy! - the legendary end-of-term party. But that's before Kyra starts smuggling illegal pets into school, and then expects Ally to deal with the fall-out. But Ally's got her own problems to deal with, not least a game of Spin the Bottle that goes weirdly, worrisomely wrong.

Book 8

Cover of Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible, Terrible Twins
Welcome to my world. It's weird but kind of wonderful...Blood is thicker than water, right? That's what Ally's always been told, and it's true she wouldn't change a thing about her exasperating but adorable family. Then Dad's long-lost brother, Joe comes to stay - bringing along his meddling meanie wife and evil, pet-torturing twins. How could any member of the Love family be so deeply, determinedly un-loveable?

Book 9

Cover of Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness
There's always something going on in Ally's World! Ally's not normally superstitious, but something freaky's happening in Crouch End. Like the milk that turns green, wandering garden gnomes and things that go bump in the night...Are dark forces really at work?

Book 10

Cover of Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise
Love is in the air! Billy and Sandie are getting a bit sick-makingly gooey, Grandma and Stanley are getting hitched, and Dad and Tor's new teacher are getting along just a little too well...As for me, Rowan and Linn, we're just getting scared-Grandma's told us our bridesmaid get-up has to be pastel-coloured. Pastel? Blee! But a looming fashion disaster isn't the main thing that's bothering me-I can't help feeling someone important's been forgotten inall this love stuff. Er, Mum, for example?

Book 11

Cover of Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance(?)
Alfie, Alfie, Alfie...how deeply cool can one boy be? And not only is he drop-dead yum, but he's sweet and kind and has single-handedly turned Rowan into a local celeb! So why is Linn less than chuffed about this? And, um, why do I find myself taking the Grouch Queen's side for once? Well, my sisters might be having hissy fits at each other,but at least Mum and Dad are definitely back together, right? Er, wrong...

Book 12

Cover of Visitors, Vanishings and Va-va-va Voom
There's always something going on in Ally's World! Ally and her mates are tres chuffed when a bunch of delicieuse French boys turn up at school on an exchange. Only Jen seems a bit distracted, but Ally doesn't have time to get to the bottom of it before it's too late - Jen's pulled a vanishing act, and somehow Ally doesn't think she's eloped to Calais.

Book 13

Cover of Crushes, Cliques and the Cool, School Trip
The latest book in the ever-popular Ally's World series! Ally's looking forward to a week off school on the geography field trip. But no sooner have she and her mates arrived, than a gang of moronic girls from another school set out to cause trouble for them! Another warm and funny saga about Ally and her friends.

Book 14

Cover of Hassles, Heart-pings! ,and Sad, Happy Endings
It's all change in Ally's world in this, the last in the series. Ally's totally gobsmacked when she finds out that her best mate Sandie's moving away and even more shocked to find that Linn is considering going to university miles away from home. She's only just got Mum back and now everyone else seems to want to leave...Apart from Billy, that is, who's become a bit like a shadow, following

Cover of Angels, Arguments and a Furry Merry Christmas
Christmas cheer - Ally's World style. This is an essential addition to the best-selling series ...every fan will want one. What with bickering siblings, troublesome mates and an unexpected appearance in the school fashion show, it looks like Ally's chances for a kiss under the mistletoe are doomed from the start...

Cover of Ally's World

Ally's World

by Karen McCombie

Published 1 January 2001
Ally's feeling inadequate. Why is it that her only romantic experience amounts to a burping in mouth scenario with Keith Brownlow? Kyra's only been in Crouch End two seconds and she's got a boyfriend already.

Cover of Awesomely Ally's World
Two gorgeous books in one! Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Ally Love, age 13. Think your family are fruitcakes? Meet the Love children! There's oh-so-perfect Linn (aged seventeen going on seventy), dippy Rowan, who is always away with the fairies, and space-cadet little brother Tor. Oh yes - and Ally. The normal one. It's not easy being normal in Ally's world...

Cover of A Guided Tour of Ally's World

A Guided Tour of Ally's World

by Karen McCombie

Published 14 November 2003
This title tells all you ever wanted to know about Ally's World. This is a quirky and charming guide to the very loveable Love family and friends, full of brilliant illustrations and complete with free stickers. Find out which Love child you're most like, follow one of Rowan's famously revolting recipes and laugh at the family photo album. In this title, secrets revealed, inside information exposed and top advice imparted ...and loads more.

Cover of Summer Special Sunshine, Sunburn and Not-So-Sweet Nothings
Ally's back, and this time she's on holiday! The Love household depart en masse for some summer fun - bringing merry mayhem in their wake.