Indi Raye is Totally Faking It

For fans of GEEK GIRL and SUPER AWKWARD comes a hilarious new teen series from CBBC presenter and Capital FM DJ, Lauren Layfield.Meet Indi. She's new to Manchester with approximately zero friends. Unless you count Gary, who, unfortunately, is a gecko.If Indi's going to find some real mates - and maybe even a boyfriend - she's going to have to FAKE IT.How else is she going to survive her first job in a chippy, which is anything but glam vibes? And how on earth will she attract school crush Johnny Hotpants while smelling like a haddock in a hairnet?Will Indi ever get her first kiss? Will she accept her mum's new boyfriend (yuck)? And will she EVER learn that just being yourself is the most important thing of all? A HILARIOUS new teen diary series about trying to be cool when you just want to eat chicken nuggets and chat to your pet lizard.

Lauren Layfield has become one of CBBC's most popular faces. She presents a wide range of shows including live CBBC HQ, BAFTA-award-winning The Dengineers and weekly music show The Playlist. This year she will also present The Dog Ate My Homework; a comedy panel show. On top of her TV career, Lauren is also the host of Capital FM's Early Breakfast Show, weekdays from 4-6am, waking up the nation's early risers. Lauren has written articles on the struggles of growing up a girl in today's social media-filled world and is also an ambassador for mental health charity Young Minds. She's worked with the likes of the NSPCC on online safety and hosted Channel 4's social action podcast for teen soap Hollyoaks. Her aim is to bring her expertise of young people together with her love of comedy, to create a novel that teenagers will hold onto, just as she holds onto her Judy Blume books. Lauren lives in London and lives with her partner Luke, who's a teacher and comedy writer and puppy, Duckie.