Author:Jacqueline Wilson,Nick Sharratt
Tracy Beaker is back! Watch The Beaker Girls, the brand-new series on CBBC!
Jacqueline Wilson's FUNNIEST, FIERCEST and most BELOVED new heroine JESS BEAKER returns for another AMAZING ADVENTURE.
Jess and Tracy Beaker have found happiness in The Dumping Ground. Not that Dumping Ground- the children's home that Tracy grew up in- but a seaside antique shop full of treasures, along with Flo, the owner, and Alfie, their dog.
Jess is looking for a fantastic new boyfriend for her mum (mostly because Tracy's awful ex Sean is back on the scene). But Jess has bigger problems of her own. She's being picked on by a local kid who's got it in for her. But when Jess uncovers the truth about her new enemy, it means big changes for the Beaker Girls...
*The SEQUEL to the award-winning MY MUM TRACY BEAKER*
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Praise for Tracy Beaker:
'Wilson can still step effortlessly into the mind of a nine year old, and her chatty prose will sweep you along' - The Daily Telegraph
'This warm-hearted story about the importance of family and friends is classic Jacqueline Wilson' - First News
'[A] cosy woolly jumper of a book about wish fulfilment and its alternatives' - The Observer
This is a laugh out loud story about making friends, carving your way in the world and having the confidence to do things your way. Layla is a fabulous, plucky protagonist, and her inventive attitude to surmounting hurdles is inspiring. The book is also an introduction to thinking about some of the barriers people of colour can face, illustrated by Layla's older brother Ozzie who has been applying for jobs and not even getting interviews. It offers an insight into normal Muslim family life (the Australian setting will be effortlessly accessible to UK kids) together with a brilliant glossary of terms. This story is fresh and funny and is an empowering read - especially for girls and people of colour. A really great secondary school-age novel that everyone should read!
—— BookTrust...this warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read for 12-plus.
—— Imogen Russell Williams , The GuardianI adored Layla's openness, her aptitude for shrugging off set-backs, taking suggestions on board and embracing change. As the You Must Be Layla title suggests, she's a one-of-a-kind heroine, and this funny, thought-provoking novel - the first children's book from inspirational Sudanese-born broadcaster, social advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied - is a one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion.
—— Joanne Owen , Lovereading4kidsYassmin Abdel-Magied's You Must Be Layla is a tonic, and a terrific debut for 11+. Its narrator is (like its author) a Sudanese girl who has won a scholarship to a posh Australian school. Bossy, smart and brave, she has to face the students who have it in for her as the only Muslim. Underneath its buoyant humour is a timely wisdom about finding friends in an alien culture.
—— Amanda Craig , New StatesmanSudanese-Australian activist Abdel-Magied's first novel is the sparkling tale of 13-year-old Layla, who moves to a new school, where she is the only pupil to wear a headscarf.
—— Sarah Hughes , inewsJohn Boyne adds his deft sensitivity to the complex topic of transgenderism
—— Image MagazineIt's all sorts of amazing
—— TOTPA story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. A moving, thought-provoking, surprising read - don't miss it!
—— Sarah Webb, author of the Ask Amy Green seriesPraise for John Boyne: "A novelist at the top of his game"
—— Mail on Sunday
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