So far this year you’ve taken up power pole dancing, told your sis-in-law where to go and given your number to a cute barista.

Feeling feisty?

Then you’ll love the spirited teen narrator of Galaxy Craze’s Tiger, Tiger. When her mother leaves London following a failed marriage, protagonist May finds herself living with mom and little brother in an ashram in the carefree California sunshine, where she dives headfirst into community life.

But as time passes, the strange rituals and strict rules fail to heal her mother’s despair and as true happiness proves ever more elusive May enchants us with her simple yet mature account of the dramas that unfold.

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but more importantly you’ll face a gloomy January with a resolve you didn’t even know you had. Stick with her and you’re headed for an inspired 2009.

Come what may.

Available online at amazon.co.uk or at your local bookstore.