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Karen McCombie

Karen McCombie is from Aberdeen but now lives in North London with her husband and four fat cats.

Karen is now a full-time writer but before that she worked for several teen magazines such as J17 and Sugar in a variety roles – everything from Fashion Editor to Features Editor!

Her highly successful series is Ally’s World. Ally Love is thirteen and lives with her weird family in a falling down house in Crouch End. Her eccentric mother’s not around so it’s just Dad, the four Love children and an array of pets including a three-legged cat, a vicious hamster and some stick insects.

When not writing Karen spends her time belly-dancing!

Books by Karen McCombie

  • Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

    Amber and the Hot Pepper Jelly

  • An Urgent Message of Wowness

    An Urgent Message of Wowness

  • Awesomely Ally's World

    Awesomely Ally's World

  • Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

    Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

  • Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

    Boys, Brothers and Jelly-Belly Dancing

  • Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

    Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

  • Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

    Butterflies, Bullies and Bad, Bad Habits

  • Catching Falling Stars

    Catching Falling Stars

  • Crushes, Cliques and the Cool School Trip

    Crushes, Cliques and the Cool School Trip

  • Crushes, Cliques and the Cool, School Trip

    Crushes, Cliques and the Cool, School Trip

  • Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise

    Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise

  • Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise

    Daisy, Dad and the Huge, Small Surprise

  • Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

    Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

  • Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

    Dates, Double Dates and Big, Big Trouble

  • Deep Joy, or Something Like It

    Deep Joy, or Something Like It

  • Extra Special Stella Etc

    Extra Special Stella Etc

  • Forever and Ever and Evie

    Forever and Ever and Evie

  • Frankie, Peaches and Me

    Frankie, Peaches and Me

  • Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

    Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

  • Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

    Friends, Freak-Outs and Very Secret Secrets

  • Happiness, and All That Stuff

    Happiness, and All That Stuff

  • Hassles, Heart-pings! and Sad, Happy Endings

    Hassles, Heart-pings! and Sad, Happy Endings

  • Hassles, Heart-Pings! and Sad, Happy Endings

    Hassles, Heart-Pings! and Sad, Happy Endings

  • It's All Good (In Your Dreams)

    It's All Good (In Your Dreams)

  • Life According to Alice B. Lovely

    Life According to Alice B. Lovely

  • Life According to... Alice B. Lovely

    Life According to... Alice B. Lovely

  • Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge

    Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge

  • Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge

    Marshmallow Magic and the Wild Rose Rouge

  • Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness

    Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness

  • Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness

    Mates, Mysteries and Pretty Weird Weirdness

  • Meet the Real World, Rachel!

    Meet the Real World, Rachel!

  • My Funny Valentine

    My Funny Valentine

  • Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

    Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

  • Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

    Parties, Predicaments and Undercover Pets

  • Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance

    Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance

  • Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance(?)

    Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance(?)

  • Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

    Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

  • Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

    Sisters, Super-Creeps and Slushy, Gushy Love Songs

  • Six Words and a Wish

    Six Words and a Wish

  • SMILE! It's Meant to be Fun

    SMILE! It's Meant to be Fun

  • Sweet-Talking TJ

    Sweet-Talking TJ

  • Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible, Terrible Twins

    Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible, Terrible Twins

  • Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible, Terrible Twins

    Tattoos, Telltales and Terrible, Terrible Twins

  • The Girl Who Wasn't There

    The Girl Who Wasn't There

  • The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

    The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

  • The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

    The Past, the Present and the Loud, Loud Girl

  • The Pearl in the Attic

    The Pearl in the Attic

  • The Raspberry Rules

    The Raspberry Rules

  • The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

    The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

  • The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

    The Seventeen Secrets of the Karma Club

  • The Whispers of Wilderwood Hall

    The Whispers of Wilderwood Hall

  • The Year of Big Dreams

    The Year of Big Dreams

  • Truly, Madly Megan

    Truly, Madly Megan

  • Twists, Turns and 100% Tilda

    Twists, Turns and 100% Tilda

  • Visitors, Vanishings and Va-Va-Va Voom

    Visitors, Vanishings and Va-Va-Va Voom

  • Visitors, Vanishings and Va-Va-Va Voom

    Visitors, Vanishings and Va-Va-Va Voom

  • When the Tooth Fairy Forgot

    When the Tooth Fairy Forgot

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland