Treasure

Treasure is thirteen years old. She is bright and well-balanced: her best friend (this week) is Rosie, her Doc Martens are in Crouch End and her school shoes are nowhere on earth. But Treasure has a problem - her mother. ''I hate you,'' she hisses. ''You''re so embarrassing...you spoil everything.'' Her ''uncool'' mother lets her party until midnight; acts as her chauffeur and her fund raiser; takes her shopping for worm-like tops and dresses - but she can''t even begin to know what it is to be a teenager.

Treasure first appeared in the Guardian and has featured on Radio 4. She is now the star of a BBC TV series.