A second Zoella novel is coming in November

Newsflash! Sequel to Girl Online by Zoe Sugg is on its wayIt was the highest selling book for any debut author – selling a whopping 78,109 copies in its first week - and now Zoe Sugg’s Girl Online is getting a sequel. At the moment we don’t know much about “Girl Online 2” apart from the fact that it is scheduled for release on 19 November 2015, it’s going to be a hardback priced £12.99, and the main characters Penny, Noah and Elliot will be back again. Related: Defending Zoella: 10 reasons not to hate on Zoe Sugg Related: A teenage boy writes: why I'm let down by Zoella Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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