Dillie Dorian: 12 books

When Charlie’s stage fright gets the better of him, Harley knows that there’s something more to it. The events of the next fortnight set her off wondering if the case is the same for other perpetually irritating peers. Why does Devon keep her head covered? Why is Aimee so uptight? Could...

It’s the Year 9 Self-Es-Team Building residential, and Harley’s not sure why she signed up. Life in a field is full of inopportune meetings, and two out of four attendees are finding out things they didn't want to know. Charlie’s as neurotic as ever, and Devon’s cooing has reached a frequency...

“We’re all going on a… bummer holiday.” A week’s getaway with a best friend each is just what the Hartley kids need – if only that was manageable. Once again, Harley’s mum has bitten off more than she can chew, and is insisting to digest it with a smile.If Harley can’t remember...

It's September 2006. Everyone loves the Pussycat Dolls, and this one Green Day song is played over and over on the radio all month as if that's big or clever. Harley and friends are back at school (minus Shelley), and there's a new girl in town. Usually, this wouldn't pique her interest, but...

Bully Asta has gone out of her way to identify the poor unfortunates who have missed out on her Valentines party, but no fear – Rachel is here to provide more than enough sulking and snarking to make up for it. Shelley’s birthday was never going to be a good time for left-behind Harley,...

It’s a new year, and Harley has her spirits set on a spot of self-improvement. She knows she’s unfit, and that’s the right reason to get a bit of exercise – right? Things change when an acquaintance is involved in an accident, shaking things up at home and at school. The Hartley kids,...

When the twins' pen-friends Gerry and Laura arrive for a week in not-so-sunny South England, the responsibility is once again Harley's. Her mum and stepdad are far too busy preparing for the new baby, and even Charlie is up to just about anything other than chores and orientation.At...

Harley feels responsible for everything at home. Her twin brother gets away with murder, and her bitchy new stepsister's accustomed chore is dusting the TV! With two unpredictable Primary-schoolers and a happy couple already shirking chores, everything falls to Harley. Her mum's getting remarried,...

When Harley fractures her ankle just in time for the biggest exams of her life so far, things are off to a horrible start. Her mum's baby could be born any minute, and her stepsister is in a state of perpetual freakout for her own reasons, so the last thing Harley wants to hear is that her peers...

After a few false leads over the last month, Harley finally knows what's going on with her mum - and she's not happy about it. Nobody is. (Well, except for maybe two and a half people.) Never mind; there's lots to take her mind off the situation at home. Her medium-best friends have stars in...

Life has ways of making the couple of weeks Harley wants to go quickest feel like a decade. A combination of unseasonable sunshine, cross country and a cross twin is more than enough to keep her from relaxing. That’s without the near-religious charity shop crawl necessary to afford even one...

What's worse than three days out of school in the world of grown ups? It turns out, three days *in* school in the *shoes* of a grown up. Harley's struggle to identify a career goal has brought up the inevitable question of teaching.How can she ever hope to supervise a class, when...