Tia Fisher, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Award 2024 for her verse novel Crossing the Line, has been spotlighted in The Bookseller for her forthcoming novel, Not Going to Plan.

Not Going to Plan was featured in the children’s previews for September.

A new narrative verse YA novel from award-winning author Tia Fisher.

When Marnie’s rebellious streak gets her excluded from her exclusive school, she’s forced to take her GCSEs elsewhere, and sit next to Zed, a control-freak physics nerd with zero tolerance for mistakes—which is awkward because Marnie’s about to make the biggest blunder of her life.

Not Going to Plan is a taboo-busting novel about gender identity, consent and shame, which unflinchingly explores the heart-rending decisions a teenager must make as a result of a sexual encounter she didn’t fully consent to.

Not Going to Plan will be published in September 2025; pre-order your copy here or, better, via your local bookstore and bookshop.org.

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