The Carbon Diaries 2015 - Couverture souple

Powerful and impressive ... There is backs-to-the-wall fun in this novel. But it is also intensely serious. (Books for Keeps 2009-03-01)

Simultaneously zany and serious, it's a book successfully opperating on different levels (Ham & High 2009-01-21)

An engrossing and engaging novel (The Independent on Sunday 2000-12-14)

A real eye-opener of a book ... told in a funny and interesting way, this book made a good -- if somewhat scary -- read (Esther Hodges, aged 14 First News 2008-12-12)

Fresh, hugely impressive and very readable (The Irish Times 2008-12-06)

Loses sight of neither the seriousness of the subject matter nor the reader's funny bone (Financial Times 2008-11-29)

This book is perfect from cover to cover ... original, clever, funny, well worked out ... A superbly presented great read you'll never forget (Chicklish 2008-11-20)

A perfect example of how to blend an important message into an entertaining novel (The Independent 2008-11-15)

An uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp -- Adrian Mole does the apocalypse (Financial Times 2008-10-11)

A brilliant mix of teen drama and bleak British science fiction, this is a cross between Adrian Mole and JG Ballard ... an entertaining, gripping read (Books Quaterly (Waterstones) 2008-10-01)

Completely gorgeous ... entirely plausible (The Bookbag 2008-09-22)

Frank, honest and gripping ... should instantly be put onto the GCSE reading list (Hack Writers 2008-09-04)

It's smart and assy, as all the best teen diary novels are ... But it's also dark and dangerous ... a very, very, very clever book (The Bookbag 2008-08-18)

An absolutely brilliant read (The Guardian 2012-03-21)

I thought that it was a brilliant read ... I really want to read the sequel (Rachel Blair, Trinity Academy Teen Titles 2009-04-01)

'Much more than a clanging gong signalling the end of days, this is a charming tale full of laughs and angst, with a message both accessible and relevant to today's teenagers.' (Bookseller's Choice, Publishing News)

'It's edgy, it's appealing and it's contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading.' (Lovereadingforkids.co.uk)

'an uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse.' (Financial Times)

'A daunting vision of global chaos.' (Books for Keeps)

An absolutely brilliant read. (Guardian)

It's January 1st, 2015, and the UK is the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing, in a drastic bid to combat climate change. As her family spirals out of control, Laura Brown chronicles the first year of rationing with scathing abandon. Will her mother become one with her inner wolf? Will her sister give up her weekends in Ibiza? Does her father love the pig more than her? Can her band the dirty angels make it big? And will Ravi Datta ever notice her?

In these dark days, Laura deals with the issues that really matter: love, floods and pigs.

The Carbon Diaries 2015 is one girl's drastic bid to stay sane in a world unravelling at the seams.