Author:Jacqueline Wilson,Nick Sharratt
‘Up at the top the lights are still flashing and the queue is even bigger and all around me there are girls much taller than me, much prettier than me, much much much thinner than me.’
Magda is tall and glamorous, but she’s worried that her appearance is giving guys the wrong idea.
Nadine is willowy and gothic – she wants to be a model, but the industry is unforgiving.
And Ellie…well, Ellie is convinced she’s fat.
The pressure is on for the girls to change the way they look – but can they learn to love themselves the way they are?
Girls Under Pressure is the second of Jacqueline Wilson’s popular Girls series, sensitively handling self-esteem issues in a light-hearted, relatable way.
This book features an unfiltered depiction of an eating disorder. Not suitable for younger readers.
Ellie, Magda and Nadine’s journeys continue in the series:
1. Girls in Love
2. Girls Under Pressure
3. Girls Out Late
4. Girls in Tears
The narrators speak so amusingly that everyone from seven to fourteen feels included . . . Wilson addresses the issues in a light-hearted but sensible way
—— TESAs usual Wilson gets right inside her characters and their feelings, portraying them with understanding and sympathy . . . An excellent and timely book
—— Kids Out, Book of the MonthThis story will delight . . . As always, the characters are beautifully portrayed and you are really drawn into their lives, especially that of Ella
—— www.parentsintouch.co.ukWilson has a gift for striking truths . . . a worthy addition to [her] ever-growing body of work
—— Rebecca Butler , Books for KeepsBeautiful
—— KirkusIf you like the Hetty Feather series you will definitely enjoy the tale of Clover Moon
—— Matilda, 10 , Lovereading4kids.co.ukI couldn't put it down!
—— Maddy, 9 , Lovereading4kids.co.uk