AUTHOR Beth Reekles is having her first book made for TV by online giant Netflix.
The 22-year-old, who now works for a Swindon energy multi-national, wrote The Kissing Booth when she was just 15.
The romantic novel, which is aimed at a teenage audience, has been turned into a feature-length film and will debut on the online streaming service Netflix next month.
It stars Breakfast Club actress Molly Ringwald and Joey King, who acted opposite Hugh Laurie in 2010 children’s film Ramona and Beezus.
The Kissing Booth follows the fortunes of 16-year-old Rochelle Evans, who inadvertently falls for her best friend’s older brother after snogging him in a high school kissing booth.
As a teenager Beth uploaded the novel to writing website Wattpad, where it attracted millions of views and won the youngster a publishing deal.
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