Warm, honest and hugely relatable' – Cath Howe





Welcome to Bigg School, where the extraordinary lives of ordinary kids take centre stage – like Ollie, who struggles under pressure to fit in, acting recklessly in a desperate bid to keep new friends.

Ollie Marsden is popular and confident, but when his mates are banned from hanging out with him because he's a bad influence, Ollie realises how much he hates being on his own.

Determined to impress Luca, a boy from the year above, Ollie accepts all his dares to prove his worth. As the risks get bigger, Ollie is sure he can count on Luca, but will his new friend have his back when it really matters?



Lisa was born and grew up in Nottingham. She studied drama at Middlesex University and following graduation worked as an actor on stage and TV. Between acting jobs Lisa temped in offices across London, typing stories when no one was looking, one of which eventually became her debut novel The Art of Being Normal, which has won a number of prizes including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Best Older Fiction 2016.

Lisa has written a number of other novels for young adults, and Dare Devil is the sixth book in her brilliant, critically acclaimed Bigg School series for middle grade readers. She lives in London with her husband, stepchildren and a mischievous whippet called Nelson.