Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher, the K-Pop-inspired children’s debut by Women’s Prize-longlisted author Luan Goldie, has been praised in a review by Armadillo Magazine.

In the 15th March 2024 issue, Armadillo writes of Skylar:

“It is hilarious, it sparkles with mischief… For music fans, fans of books that will very definitely make you laugh and curious readers this book is going to be a hit and strikes me as being quite unique.”

K-Pop meets Freaky Friday in a hilarious middle-grade body swap adventure from a Costa-winning author, perfect for fans of Jenny Pearson and David Solomons.

When 11-year-old K-Pop obsessed Skylar inexplicably switches bodies with her super strict 71-year-old headteacher, Ms Callus, she’s thrown into a hilarious world of dancing old ladies gone viral and school rules thrown out the window, as she tries to figure out how on earth to swap back! But then the chance to meet her favourite boyband AZ8 in real life changes everything, and Skylar must decide whether her K-Pop dream come true is worth risking being stuck as an old lady for ever…

Singing with laugh-out-loud moments, this is a joyful and uplifting tale of friendship, fandom and chasing your dreams.

Skylar and the K-Pop Headteacher is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

You can follow Luan on Twitter @LuanGoldie.