WAGS' World: Playing the Game

Apr 20, 2025 12:29 AM

Author:Anonymous

An ordinary girl thrown into an extraordinary life . . .

Amy, sixteen, has moved to London for the summer to be near her eighteen-year-old boyfriend, Damien. He's just been signed to a top premiership football club and is getting a taste of the no-limits lifestyle - and he wants Amy to come along for the ride.

She soon learns that the other wives and girlfriends are playing games too, but theirs are strictly off the pitch . . . Will a normal girl ever be able to cope in this fast and furious WAGS' world?

Reviews

Yet another fantastic contribution from Jacqueline Wilson

—— Bookseller

Another lovely Jacqueline Wilson story, full of high drama and gentle moments and the blinding truth. Highly recommended

—— Reading Matters

A compelling mix of gritty realism and warmth where the chaos is largely redeemed by love

—— Independent

Wilson writes with such humour and affection for her characters that this book is full of unexpected joy

—— Daily Mail

Edge-of-the-seat drama with an ingenious twist

—— Writing Magazine

Mandy's multiple dilemmas are sympathetically unravelled in this super story of true friendship

—— Carousel

Treading a sensitive, complex path among ethical, social and family issues, and dealing with bullying, illiteracy and friendship, this is a skilfully judged story that provokes lots of discussion

—— Guardian

More emotionally charged and gripping writing from the award-winning Children's Laureate

—— Hull Daily Mail

Jacqueline Wilson captures exactly the intricate rituals of childhood

—— Daily Echo

Expect drama, crises, gripping plot and realistic narrative

—— Birmingham Post

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