What a Week to Get Real

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What a Week to Get Real
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Author Rosie Rushton
Cover artistSue Hellard
CountryGreat Britain
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWhat a Week series
GenreYoung adult literature
PublisherPiccadilly Press Ltd.
Publication date
24 June 2005
Media typeBook
Pages144
ISBN 978-1-85340-871-7
Preceded by What a Week to Take a Chance  
Followed by What a Week to Risk it All  

What a Week to Get Real is the eighth part of What a Week series by Rosie Rushton. It was published in 2005 by Piccadilly Press Ltd.

Plot summary

Jade is going to Paris with her grandmother. She meets a boy – Flynn Jackson – in the train to Brighton. They become friends. Flynn lives in Dunchester, so Jade can see him. They fall in love with each other quickly. Jade is trying to help Tansy with Andy, who doesn't talk to her. She sends text messages, which are supposed to be from Tansy.

Cleo is still in love with Angus. But he only pretends to be interested with her. He shows his parents that he's normal by "going out" with Cleo. The girl sings with his and Kyle's band on the music festival. But they don't win the prize. Cleo breaks up with Angus, because she is upset of being not exactly his girlfriend. She could also see that, Angus is more interested in Kyle.

Holly's parents want to sell their house. The buyers are Walker family – Angus and his parents. Unfortunately, before selling a house there is a fire in it that burns the whole house. Holly saved her nephew from the burning house, but she had to stay at the hospital, because she had burns on her legs. She still is afraid of the fire and sometimes she has panic attack.

Tansy's private life is complicated. Andy doesn't talk to her and she doesn't know why. Then she discovers that he went to a party and he got drunk. He also was kissing Melanie, who is Tansy's rival. Luckily, he explains her everything and they are together again.

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