Vicky Angel

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Miss Gilmore, who's head of English and drama, had us all in, Toad of Toad Hall when we were in Year Seven. I so wanted to be Toad, but Miss Gilmore chose Fatboy Sam. Typecasting. Though he was good. Very good. But I have this mad, totally secret idea that I could have been better.

VICKY ANGEL by Jacqueline Wilson - Publishers Weekly VICKY ANGEL by Jacqueline Wilson - Publishers Weekly

Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. Children's books deal with death all the time, so this is no different. What is different is the way the characters deal with the grief brought on by death. It's written extremely simply and at times the protagonists' narrative was utterly annoying and devoid of anything particularly... enlightening (though what does one expect from a teenager, really) but it does offer up a different approach that I think, at the time the book was published, was not readily available.From teary-eyed teens to outer-space travelers, favorite characters return in new series installments. Girls in Tears wraps up Jacqueline Wilson's Girls quartet, continuing the story of Ellie and Continue reading » To the toilsome count of one, two, three, a boy commits an absurd crime and never grasps just how bad he has been. After Tom finds a can of red paint under the kitchen sink, ""It took him three Continue reading » When Alex Wheatle talks, we listen (after all, we recommended his books above!) He proposed Patrice Lawrence and Eve Ainsworth, so go go go.

Vicky Angel - Wikipedia

OTHER DELL YEARLING BOOKS YOU WILL ENJOY THE SUITCASE KID, Jacqueline Wilson DOUBLE ACT, Jacqueline Wilson THE LOTTIE PROJECT, Jacqueline Wilson BAD GIRLS, Jacqueline Wilson THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER, Jacqueline Wilson TIGER'S FALL, Molly Bang GIRL OF KOSOVO, Alice Mead A SINGLE SHARD, Linda Sue Park ALL THE WAY HOME, Patricia Reilly Giff SAMMY KEYES AND THE SEARCH FOR SNAKE EYES Wendelin Van Draanen DELL YEARLING BOOKS are designed especially to entertain and enlighten young people. Patricia Reilly Giff, consultant to this series, received her bachelor's degree from Marymount College and a master's degree in history from St. John's University. She holds a Professional Diploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hofstra University. She was a teacher and reading consultant for many years, and is the author of numerous books for young readers. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. It seems like we were on to something, as Jenny got in touch to say, 'One of the reasons I began writing was because my students at the time kept asking me what they could read once they had read all Jacqueline Wilson's books. I'm a big JW fan!'Wilson creatively reshapes [heroine] Charlie’s own experiences to depict the plight of a girl living 100 years earlier, thus adding new dimension to Charlie’s perceptions while offering intriguing period particulars.” So I'm not really the target group here and not keen on reading childrens' books in the first place, however, this was extremely disappointing. Flat and annyoing cardboard characters, terrible parental behaviour and an abrupt ending - it's not really a book I'd give my kids to read (not that I have any, but well). Maybe I had the wrong expectations, though: I thought this was some novel intended to help children overcoming grief, instead, it was more like some person freeing theimselves from an abusive relationship. Interesting topic, but not for this book. So, nay.