Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller
On sale
28th May 2026
Price: £8.99
Meet accidental time traveller Lily Tripp as she bounces throughout history navigating friendship dramas, first love and family. It’s LOTTIE BROOKS meets BACK TO THE FUTURE!
‘Laugh-out-loud, brilliantly funny. . . I can’t wait to see where Lily goes next’
HANNAH GOLD, author of The Last Bear
‘All the heart and humour of Lottie Brooks and Georgia Nicolson’ ANNA JAMES, author of Pages & Co.
Why is my life so last century?
My name is Lily, I’m 13, and I have a big secret: every New Year’s Eve when the clock strikes midnight, I time travel to a totally different era. Talk about inconvenient.
Luckily my cat, my best friend, and my not-so-secret crush always turn up, too. But why is my archnemesis, Georgia, so good at ye olde insults? How does anyone survive in ancient times without chicken nuggets? And why on earth can’t I stay in one century?!
‘Time travel has never felt so funny’
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG, author of Evenfall: The Golden Linnet
‘Relatable, funny and filled with fascinating facts . . . time travelling with Lily Tripp was pure joy!’
JEN CARNEY, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.
‘Laugh-out-loud, brilliantly funny. . . I can’t wait to see where Lily goes next’
HANNAH GOLD, author of The Last Bear
‘All the heart and humour of Lottie Brooks and Georgia Nicolson’ ANNA JAMES, author of Pages & Co.
Why is my life so last century?
My name is Lily, I’m 13, and I have a big secret: every New Year’s Eve when the clock strikes midnight, I time travel to a totally different era. Talk about inconvenient.
Luckily my cat, my best friend, and my not-so-secret crush always turn up, too. But why is my archnemesis, Georgia, so good at ye olde insults? How does anyone survive in ancient times without chicken nuggets? And why on earth can’t I stay in one century?!
‘Time travel has never felt so funny’
ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG, author of Evenfall: The Golden Linnet
‘Relatable, funny and filled with fascinating facts . . . time travelling with Lily Tripp was pure joy!’
JEN CARNEY, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.
Reviews
Told through punchy and accessible diary entries, this stunning debut story mixes laugh-out-loud humour with contemporary friendship worries, family life and a quiet crush. Each jump bring a new historical setting to life, launching a spectacular time-slip series for 10+ year old readers. Addictively readable, Lily Tripp is highly recommended for UKS2 and KS3 readers
A time-travelling teenage diary is an ambitious concept for a debut novel but Amelia Tait pulls it off beautifully
Hugely entertaining - time travel has never felt so funny
All the heart and humour of Lottie Brooks and Georgia Nicolson with added time travel hijinks, Lily Tripp is sure to be your new favourite heroine
Told through punchy and accessible diary entries, this stunning debut story mixes laugh-out-loud humour with contemporary friendship worries, family life and a quiet crush. Each jump bring a new historical setting to life, launching a spectacular time-slip series for 10+ year old readers. Addictively readable
A laugh-out-loud, brilliantly funny story. . . Clever, time-bending, and irresistible
A brilliant debut. Relatable, funny and filled with fascinating facts from the past, time travelling with Lily Tripp was pure joy!