Amber Brown Sees Red by Paula Danziger £3.99 (paperback) Published by Mammoth - AMBER Brown could be any young teenager.

She lives with her mum, who's engaged to Max -- he's almost part of the family, and will be when he marries Mrs Brown -- and Amber treats him like a dad.

Amber's real dad lives in Paris -- he went there to work after he and her mum got divorced. But now he's coming back.

Amber's in a tizz over what will happen when he returns. Luckily she has some brilliant friends to see her through. Teenagers the world over who have to contend with broken homes, school, teenage crushes and spots will identify with the characters here.