A unique collection of linked short stories by one of Britain's most popular and bestselling author. Contains a brilliant story by a 12 year-old competition winner. Now with a brand new introduction and cover look.
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER
The bestselling Wilson has quite a remarkable nose for what
children think and feel, and the issues that concern them. She also
has an accessible literary style that children love. In this series
of linked short stories the two are married in perfect union
*Guardian*
Jacqueline Wilson's ability to explore disturbing issues within a
framework of humour and insight shines through as ever
*The Bookseller*
Jacqueline Wilson has worked wonders again and produced yet another
really brilliant book . . . A fab read!
*Girl Talk*
A smart, funny collection of short stories that should help kids
sort out a few of their worries
*Daily Mirror*
British author Wilson (The Suitcase Kid; Girls in Tears) offers an uneven but generally appealing collection of highly personal accounts, narrated in turns by various members of Mr. Speed's class. On the "Worry Web Site" created by the teacher, the students anonymously reveal their problems and receive feedback. The inaugural tale, "Holly's Worry," is the longest and among the more memorable. "I think I'm going to get a stepmother," the girl types onto the Web site. "I wish she was wicked." She explains, to readers but not to classmates, that, ever since her depressed mother abandoned the family years before, it has been her job to look after her father and her younger sister. Now her father has fallen in love with her sister's teacher, and Holly wishes she could justify her own intense anger and resentment. In other stories, William complains that he is "useless at everything"; Samantha misses her father, now living with another woman; and wheelchair-bound Natasha, who can talk only with the aid of a speaking machine, confides that she longs to take part in the class concert. In each case, the teacher intervenes to help solve the dilemma-with results that vary in credibility. The warmth of the premise and the empathy of the author make up for the gaps in believability; readers will want to imagine themselves under Mr. Speed's tutelage. Ages 8-12. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
The bestselling Wilson has quite a remarkable nose for what
children think and feel, and the issues that concern them. She also
has an accessible literary style that children love. In this series
of linked short stories the two are married in perfect union *
Guardian *
Jacqueline Wilson's ability to explore disturbing issues within a
framework of humour and insight shines through as ever * The
Bookseller *
Jacqueline Wilson has worked wonders again and produced yet another
really brilliant book . . . A fab read! * Girl Talk *
A smart, funny collection of short stories that should help kids
sort out a few of their worries * Daily Mirror *
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