Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life at the Shallow End | 2008 | Helen Bailey | Buy |
| 2 | Out of My Depth | 2008 | Helen Bailey | Buy |
| 3 | Swimming Against the Tide | 2009 | Helen Bailey | Buy |
| 4 | Taking the Plunge | 2009 | Helen Bailey | Buy |
| 5 | Falling Hook, Line and Sinker | 2010 | Helen Bailey | Buy |
The Crazy World of Electra Brown is Helen Bailey’s series for teenage readers. Electra Brown is a regular teen whose life gets turned upside down by her parents’ breakup and a move that throws her into unfamiliar territory. Life at the Shallow End opens the series, and the swimming pool metaphors in the titles hint at how Electra feels about everything happening around her.
The five books came out between 2008 and 2010, moving quickly through Electra’s school years and personal growth. Out of My Depth, Swimming Against the Tide, Taking the Plunge, and Falling Hook, Line and Sinker each take her through new situations with plenty of humor. Bailey had a good ear for how teenagers actually talk and think.