Cathy Hopkins

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  • Bibliography:
    53 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2001
  • Latest Book:
    December 2021
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Full Series List in Order

Cinnamon Girl

Looking for a Hero (Jul-2008)

Mates, Dates...

1 - Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras (Mar-2001)
2 - Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses (Jun-2001)
3 - Mates, Dates and Portobello Princesses (was Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas) (Sep-2001)
4 - Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets (Jan-2002)
5 - Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors (Sep-2002)
6 - Mates, Dates, and Mad Mistakes (Mar-2003)
7 - Mates, Dates, and Pulling Power (was Mates, Dates, and Sequin Smiles) (Aug-2003)
8 - Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble (Feb-2005)
9 - Mates, Dates, and Great Escapes (Jun-2005)
10 - Mates, Dates, and Chocolate Cheats (Jan-2006)
11 - Mates, Dates, and Diamond Destiny (Feb-2006)
12 - Mates, Dates, and Sizzling Summers (Jun-2006)
The Mates, Dates Guide To Life, Love, And Looking Luscious (May-2005)
Mates, Dates And You Quiz Book: What Are You Like? (Feb-2007)
Mates, Dates and Flirting (Aug-2008)
Mates, Dates: The Secret Story (May-2009)
Mates, Dates and Saving the Planet (Dec-2011)

Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise

1 - White Lies and Barefaced Truths (May-2004)
2 - The Princess of Pop (May-2004)
3 - Teen Queens and Has-Beens (Nov-2004)
4 - Starstruck (Jan-2004)
5 - Double Dare (Jan-2006)
6 - Midsummer Meltdown (Sep-2005)
7 - All Mates Together (Apr-2007)
8 - Love Lottery (May-2006)

Zodiac Girls

1 - Discount Diva (Sep-2007)
2 - Dancing Queen (Apr-2009)
Brat Princess (Jun-2009)
From Geek to Goddess (Jun-2009)
Bridesmaids' Club (Aug-2009)
Star Child (Aug-2009)
Double Trouble (Oct-2009)

Book List in Order: 53 titles

  • Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras

    Mates, Dates... - 1

    A turning point is exactly what Lucy Loverling does NOT want. Everything is changing around her, and suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions. Everyone else knows who and what she wants to be except her. Izzie has become friends with the glamo...

  • Mates, Dates, and Cosmic Kisses

    Mates, Dates... - 2

    Thursday night: no call. Friday morning: NO CALL. I'm going out of my mind. Perhaps he lost my number? Perhaps saying he'd phone was a way of getting rid of me? Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. Izzie is cool, bright, and sassy. And when she meets th...

  • Mates, Dates and Portobello Princesses (was Mates, Dates, and Designer Divas)

    Mates, Dates... - 3

    Trust me to go and fall for someone who lives on the other side of the planet. Nesta has met the perfect boy: good-looking, fun, sweet. But there are problems, too. Simon's from a rich, upper-class background -- with a lifestyle to match -- and it...

  • Mates, Dates, and Sleepover Secrets

    Mates, Dates... - 4

    How can a new girl fit in? He talked, I listened. As I tried to appear interested, I thought that even Mojo was more interested in what I had to say. And he's a dog. Theresa Joanne (T. J. to her friends) is having a difficult year. First her bes...

  • Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors

    Mates, Dates... - 5

    I decided that next time I saw him, I'd have a word about maybe giving each other a bit more space. After all, Mum's always saying that you have to work on relationships and not give up at the first hiccup.... Lucy seems to be out on a limb. Ever...

  • Mates, Dates, and Mad Mistakes

    Mates, Dates... - 6

    As soon as Mum dropped me off, I made a dive for the ladies room, where I trashed the sandwich she'd made me and reapplied my makeup. Mum really didn't understand. I couldn't possibly get up on stage in front of everyone looking like I was dressed fo...

  • Mates, Dates, and Pulling Power (was Mates, Dates, and Sequin Smiles)

    Mates, Dates... - 7

    Izzie, Lucy, and T. J. crowded round and stared at me, like they were waiting for a circus freak to begin her act. I shook my head. "You're going to have to open your mouth some time," said Lucy. "Come on, put your hand down." I shook my head. "It's ...

  • Starstruck

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 4

    I was in her trailer with her and she didn't want errands running. Oh no. She wanted to rehearse a scene from the film -- with me. And it wasn't just any old scene she wanted to go through. It was a snogging scene. Oh. My. God. Squidge is over the...

  • The Princess of Pop

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 2

    "I have un grando dare for Becca and Cat, " said Squidge. "You know this competition for Pop Princess? Well, I dare you both to enter." He looked pointedly at me. "And I mean both of you. Auditions are next Saturday." Becca missed the fun of the sch...



  • White Lies and Barefaced Truths

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 1

    Dear Squidge, I really like you but...I ripped the letter up. Pathetic. "How am I going to do this, Bec? Help me." Becca's face clouded. "He's going to be devastated. He really adores you." Cat's always been the perfect girl next door. Though...

  • Teen Queens and Has-Beens

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 3

    "Yeah but...," I started, then I decided to confront what I thought was probably really bothering her. "Look, about Jonno. I didn't mean for anything to happen. He just kind of..." After a game of truth or dare, Lia manages to gain the interest of...

  • Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble

    Mates, Dates... - 8

    When Luke declares his love for her, T. J. is shocked because Luke has been dating her close friend and so decides to keep her distance from him, but when Luke and T. J. are thrown together on a class project, things take a turn for the worse between...

  • The Mates, Dates Guide To Life, Love, And Looking Luscious

    Mates, Dates...

    Time for a lifestyle makeover? The Mates, Dates girls will show you how! Four super-tight friends dish their secrets for dealing with life's little dilemmas... Like boys, for start: what they want, where to find them, how to be a great kisser -- y...

  • Mates, Dates, and Great Escapes

    Mates, Dates... - 9

    While on a school trip to Florence, Lucy is thrilled with her fashionable surroundings and delights in everything she is able to learn, while her friends, Izzie, Nesta, and T.J., find their own unique ways of keeping themselves busy as happy visitors...

  • Midsummer Meltdown

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 6

    "So what's the big mystery surprise?" asked Squidge. "Can't say," I replied. "But don't worry. It includes you." "All of us?" asked Cat. "Me, Squidge, Mac, and Becca?" "Oh yes. And you're going to love it." Lia is over the moon becaus...

  • Double Dare

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 5

    "What exactly do boys want?" asked Cat as we sat on the bus on our way to school. "I wish I could get into a boy's head for just twenty-four hours and see what goes on on in there." "You wouldn't find a lot," said Squidge, laughing. "Not in Mac's he...

  • Mates, Dates, and Chocolate Cheats

    Mates, Dates... - 10

    After gaining some weight during the holidays, Izzie becomes obsessed with trying to lose it through all kinds of crazy diets and exercise programs, but when nothing works, Izzie becomes depressed and loses sight of all the things in her life that sh...

  • Mates, Dates, and Diamond Destiny

    Mates, Dates... - 11

    "That William Lewis really thinks a lot of himself," I said. "He's such a smartarse." "Hhmm,"said Lucy, grinning. "That's what he said about you too." "He did? What a cheek! God, he annoys me. I really hate him." Lucy, TJ, and Izzie excha...

  • Love Lottery

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 8

    "Get him and his big words," said Cat. "But I agree. Kiss. You must..." "Kiss the next boy who comes onto the beach," Squidge finished for her. Becca's on a losing streak with boys and she's willing to resort to anything to have a little f...



  • Mates, Dates, and Sizzling Summers

    Mates, Dates... - 12

    Boys are like buses for T.J.: no sign of one for ages and then two come along at the same time!

    First there''s charmer, Ollie Axford, and just when T.J. has decided that he could be the one, old flame, Luke De Biasi tells her that he wants to...

  • Mates, Dates And You Quiz Book: What Are You Like?

    Mates, Dates...

  • All Mates Together

    Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise - 7

    "What is the most important thing in your life?" asked Nesta. "And you have to tell us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." "Easy," said TJ. "My mates. Yeah, my family and my dog, Mojo, too, but mainly my mates." "Arrrr," cho...

  • Recipe for Rebellion

    Danu used to have tons of friends and did well in school. But that was before her dad went away for work and left her with her cold, workaholic aunt. As a Sagittarius, Danu longs for space and company. When she can't get either, Danu rebels at school...

  • Discount Diva

    Zodiac Girls - 1

    Ever turn to your horoscope for help in a difficult time? Well, Zodiac Girls have something even better―when their stars are in lucky alignment, they get a cool cell phone and personal guidance from the planets themselves! But it's not as easy a...

  • Looking for a Hero

    Cinnamon Girl

    Fed up with waiting for a boy to come her way, India-Jane takes action!India Jane is feeling frustrated. She thought that Joe was her soulmate, but things seem to be going nowhere with him. Perhaps what she feels for him isn't 'love' after all - what...

  • Mates, Dates and Flirting

    Mates, Dates...

    Release your inner flirt with the Mates, Dates girls! Discover how to be totally irresistible, with the help of: Izzieââ,¬â"¢s insights into what makes boys tick, Nestaââ,¬â"¢s top tips for making the most of yourself, TJââ,¬â"¢s advice on sending...

  • Dancing Queen

    Zodiac Girls - 2

    This time it's an Aries! Marsha is an outgoing popular drama queen who lands her dream part in the school play, but injures herself just before curtain up. When she has to spend three nights in hospital, she is furious, until she realizes not everyon...

  • Friend Me

    Lucy, Izzy, and Nesta are sassy, sparkling...and utterly smitten. In Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras, Lucy is at a turning point. She doesn't feel like she fits in with her friends Izzie and Nesta. Then Lucy sees the most wonderful boy, and thin...

  • Mates, Dates: The Secret Story

    Mates, Dates...

    At last the full story of Tony and Lucy's romance can be revealed.Tony has no idea that he is about to fall for the lively, elfin Lucy. But the course of true love never did run smoothly - and reading his side of the story as well as hers is an irre...



  • Brat Princess

    Zodiac Girls

    This time, it's a Leo! Leonora is a rich, pampered princess - she loves to be the centre of attention and to have her own way. Her parents have had enough of her behaviour and decide that it's time for some tough love: Leonora is going to brat camp. ...

  • From Geek to Goddess

    Zodiac Girls

    This time it's a Gemini! Gemma is a typical Gemini and loves being with her friends. So when she's sent away to a posh boarding school she's not happy at all! Things start to look up when Gemma is chosen as a Zodiac Girl, and with the help of the pla...

  • Bridesmaids' Club

    Zodiac Girls

    This time it's a Libra! Like most Librans, Chloe finds it hard to make decisions, except that is, when it comes to the Bridesmaid's Club. There she knows exactly what she wants and how to plan the perfect wedding - something she hopes to do very soon...

  • Star Child

    Zodiac Girls

    This time it's a Virgo! As a Virgo, 13 year-old Thebe likes order and neatness, but with her two disorganised celebrity astrologer parents around, things rarely go to plan. Then, on top of all this usual mess, Thebe's self-centred cousin Yasmin comes...

  • Double Trouble

    Zodiac Girls

    This time it's a Scorpio! Like most Scorpios, Eve has secrets that no one knows about - not even her twin sister Lilith. Usually bossy Lilith leads the way, but when Eve is chosen to be Zodiac Girl, for once Lilith is left behind. With the help of th...

  • Starting Over

    New term, new school - but India Jane isn't looking forward to being the new girl in Year Eleven.Everyone else already has their circle of friends and India Jane feels like she's on the outside looking in. At least she's at the same school as Joe, th...

  • This Way to Paradise

    The hotly anticipated series from the bestselling Cathy Hopkins!Meet India Jane. Copper hair, amber eyes. Known to her friends and big, chaotic family as Cinnamon Girl. Born in India, she's lived all over the world. But all she really wants is to ...

  • Expecting to Fly

    India Jane's under pressure from all cornersIt's decision time for India Jane: what subjects she needs to take, what career paths are open to her ­ and what boy she wants as her boyfriend. On the one hand she feels that she's standing on the thresh...

  • Mates, Dates and Saving the Planet

    Mates, Dates...

    Find out how to be a Queen of green with the MATES, DATES girls. Lucy, Izzie, Nesta and TJ, stars of the brilliant MATES, DATES series, are here to help you be green and gorgeous! The girls share their top tips on all the little things you can do to...

  • Love at Second Sight

    Unlucky in love Jo is dragged along to see a clairvoyant by her friends, and is told that there's only one boy for her. The last time she saw him was in a past life, when she worked as a governess to his brother. The clairvoyant tells her that as she...



  • Playlist for a Broken Heart

    When Paige finds an old mix CD in a local charity shop, she can't help but wonder about the boy who made it and the girl he was thinking of when he chose the songs. The tracks tell the story of a boy looking for his perfect girl, a girl to understand...

  • Mates, Dates and Portobello Princesses

    Nesta has met the perfect boy: good-looking, fun, sweet. But there are problems too. Simon's from a rich, upper-class background - with a lifestyle to match - and it's difficult for Nesta to keep up. And then there's Simon's friend Cressida. The ice ...

  • Mum Never Did Learn to Knock

    A moving tale of laughter and loss from best-selling Cathy Hopkins. Emily and her dad have been on their own since her mum left. But Emily has a secret: she still sees her mum, and people are beginning to worry about her. Because Emily's mum isn'...

  • The Kicking the Bucket List

  • Dancing Over the Hill

  • Blast from the Past

    ‘A really enjoyable read.’ Judy Leigh,‘Funny and feelgood’ Good HousekeepingOn a trip of a lifetime to India, Bea is given an unexpected fiftieth birthday present â€" an hour with a celebrated clairvoyant. Unlucky in love, Bea learns that her...

  • A Vintage Friendship

    Another warm and uplifting book from the author of The Kicking the Bucket ListAnother warm and uplifting book from the author of The Kicking the Bucket List‘Feelgood’ Good HousekeepingHas their friendship stood the test of time?The Class of ’72...

  • Catwalk Queen

  • Golden Girl

  • A Home for Shimmer



  • Million Dollar Mates

  • Paparazzi Princess

  • Super Star

  • The Letters of a Stranger

    Rebecca was only a little girl when her parents died in a tragic car accident. Leaving Rebecca and her two siblings to live with extended family. Despite the tragedy in her younger life, adversity continued to follow.As Rebecca’s life unfolds, ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Cathy Hopkins has published 53 books.

Cathy Hopkins does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Letters of a Stranger, was published in December 2021.

The first book by Cathy Hopkins, Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras, was published in March 2001.

Yes. Cathy Hopkins has 4 series.
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