After a car accident meant her leg had to be amputated, Maya Bright has spent months recovering, learning to walk with a prosthetic leg. Now she''s finally going back to school, and determined that she''s going to be Back to Normal. When she finds a bucket list she made before the accident of ''13 things to do before I turn 13'' she bands together with her friends to achieve everything on the list. These range from the small and silly - ''stay up all night at a sleepover'' - to physical challenges that are even more difficult now she''s lost her leg - like ''learn to roller skate''. But the most important thing on the list is ''Have an amazing birthday party''. Maya is determined to be known as ''the girl who had that party'' rather than ''the girl who lost her leg.'' Plus she has to show her ex-best friend, Sophie, who abandoned her after the accident, what she''s missing out on. Funny, flamboyant and full of heart, Maya is determined that her 13th year is going to be her best one yet!

Autorentext

Ella Dove's life changed forever when a freak accident meant that she had to have her leg amputated. An inspirational speaker, journalist, novelist and amputee, Ella is a natural storyteller with an effortlessly engaging appeal.

Ella is currently Features Editor at Woman and Home and Woman's Weekly magazines. Prior to that, she was deputy features editor on Good Housekeeping, Red and Prima magazines and also compiled and edited Red's book section. She has interviewed everyone from Idris Elba to Fearne Cotton and Jacqueline Wilson. Ella was a judge for the 2023 Nero Book Prize. Ella is a member of The Speakers Collective and a trustee for the Limbless Association.

Klappentext

Hi! I'm Maya Bright. Last year was the worst - I lost my leg in an accident. But I'm still me, and I'm not going to let anything - or anybody - stop me from living my best life!