Bite: Voices

'I was halfway home on the bus when Jamie sent me a text. "Sorry," it said. "Forgive me?" Sad face icon. Forgive me? It was easy to say. Words were cheap. But forgiveness is as vital as air . . .'

Putting the message in the bottle was only meant to be a laugh - something to do on a cold, wet holiday in Scotland, when your boyfriend's just dumped you, and the weeks are stretching ahead . . . Then Isabel returns home and throws herself into the drama group production of 'The Tempest'. Love, romance - who needs it?

Then comes a letter she isn't expecting . . .

'Bite' books are witty, accessible and original stories for teenagers, written especially by bright, new authors. The books cover subject matter on teenage experiences such as first love, awkward adolescence, and angry isolation.