Girls in Tears

Girls in Tears
The 2016 edition cover
AuthorJacqueline Wilson
IllustratorNick Sharratt
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGirls
GenreYoung adult
PublisherCorgi Books
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback, Ebook & paperback) and audiobook
Pages226 (2016 edition)
ISBN9780552557436
Preceded byGirls Out Late 
Followed byThink Again 

Girls in Tears is a 2002 young adult novel, written by Dame Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. It is the fourth installment in Wilson's Girls series and a direct sequel to Girls Out Late (1999). The plot revolves around Ellie and her two friends, Magda and Nadine, with all three of them going through personal emotional struggles. The novel received positive reviews and won the 2003 National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year. In 2024, it was announced that a sequel, Think Again, would be released later that year.