Sharp humour, well crafted characters and a pacey plot combine to create a wonderfully wholesome, heartfelt story of friendship, and fighting for what you believe in, with an ending that had me bursting with pride for our much needed modern heroine.Įffie is loud and confident, thoughtful and self-conscious, intelligent and caring – her passion and determination do waver, but with true friends and a loving family to support her, she is able to overcome her self-doubt and carry on campaigning even when it seems as though it might be pointless. With a few other students willing to take a stand, and a campaign to improve school for everybody, can they make enough noise to oust the sitting President from his seat on the School Council? One party, a friend and broom cupboard later, and Effie has the beginning of her campaign team. An argument in the canteen with the Junior School President makes her very visible, and determined to make changes, which means running against the most popular boy when no one even knows who she is. It’s not that people are being mean to her, it’s as if they just can’t see her. Behind all ready, Effie struggles to fit in, and leaves friendless after her first day, and the next few days don’t get any better. A laugh out-loud rallying call for switched-on kids everywhere.Įuphemia Kostas has moved home and school a month into the new school year. With a campaign team of loveable misfits, she tackles the truly important subjects: gender imbalance, outdated school conventions…and good-looking boys stealing the last slice of chocolate cake at lunchtime.

Join Effie Kostas as she fights to become Student Council President in her new school.

Vote for Effie by Laura Wood