Trainers V. Tiaras (2007), (also published under the titles Diary of a Chav and Diva Without a Cause in America) Shiraz Bailey Wood is a wannabe ghetto fabulous fifteen year old in Essex. That's Essex, near London, not Essex, near Baltimore, although Her newfound study habits force a rift between and her boyfriend, Wesley. She makes some new friends, some unexpected ones. And she is pursued by the hottest boy in her class, Joshua. But classes are hard, and she's put in charge of the Increase the Peace campaign. The campaign brings such promising press to Mayflower that Prince Charles is going to visit.

Chav: (n.) A British insult for white working-class people fixated on street fashions derived from American hip-hop such as imitation gold and fake designer clothing, e.g.,"It's a bruv who wears crap clothing and manky gold jewelry, innit?"

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She has appeared on many British television shows such as Very British Problems ( Channel 4), Pointless Celebrities, The Apprentice: You're Fired, Have I Got News For You ( BBC1), The Now Show ( Radio 4), The Review Show ( BBC Two), Film 2012 (BBC1), The Culture Show (BBC2), Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe ( BBC4), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled ( Dave), and Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC2). For more adventures of Shiraz, look for POSH AND PREJUDICE (SLING THE BLING in Great Britain) due out in June 2009. For those of you that absolutely can not wait, you can get your hands on this and more in the series from Great Britain. Grace Dent (born 3 October 1973) is an English columnist, broadcaster and author. She is a restaurant critic for The Guardian and from 2011 to 2017 wrote a restaurant column for the Evening Standard. She is a regular critic on the BBC's MasterChef UK and has appeared on Channel 4's television series Very British Problems. Dent began writing for The Guardian in 1999. She wrote "World of Lather", celebrating her love of Coronation Street and other soap operas, for the Guardian 's Guide supplement from 2001 to 2010. [1] From 2010 to 2012, she wrote "Grace Dent's TV-OD". [4] In 2012, she signed a joint deal with The Independent and the London Evening Standard. She became the restaurant critic of The Guardian in January 2018. [5] In November 2017, Dent won "Reviewer of the Year" at the London Restaurant Festival. [6] Because despite its numerous issues. I enjoyed this one a lot. Mainly because the concept of what a Chav is is sort of making me nostalgic for some TLC.

Now, I wasn’t THAT chavvy when I was at school (even though my brother might say different – the nerd!) but I am hooked on these books, they are hilarious, emotional and engaging. I loved them as a teen and I’m loving them all over again now! I’ve just recently bought the next one in the series and I’m waiting for it to arrive! Ms. Dent brings us another installment in the life of Shiraz Bailey Wood. Originally published in Great Britain as SLINGING THE BLING, the United States now gets more crazy adventures from Shiraz. The London Restaurant Festival Awards 2017: The Winners". Just Opened London . Retrieved 25 June 2018.

year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hoodies, hip-hop, and hanging around outside Claire's Accessories. Her parents work crap jobs and her school is pretty much chav central. There's not much goin' on in the world of this lovable dreamer, and having a brain and a heart of gold only makes it worse. Shiraz loathes being called a a b "Grace Dent". lbditsagirlthing.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008 . Retrieved 22 August 2008. Literature and Languages". Division of Literature and Languages. University of Stirling . Retrieved 3 October 2016.