A double Act (Double Act - Jacqueline Wilson)

Member Name: blackviolets

Product:	Double Act - Jacqueline Wilson
Date:	27/05/09 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: good read, not too challenging

Disadvantages: n/a

I'll admit that maybe there is a bit of me which is slightly embarrassed that I still find Jacqueline Wilsons books good to read, despite the fact that in the inside of the book it says they're aimed at 7-10 year olds. Sometimes however, you just have to go with it and not care. Being fed up after attempting to read an 'adult novel' which is not even worth mentioning this was my only alternative!

Double Act is the story of two indentical twins, Ruby and Garnet, who have always been close despite the fact that they are both comeplete opposites when it comes to their personalities. Whilst Ruby is loud, mischevious, slightly bossy and extroverted, Garnet is quieter and willing to let Ruby dominate their relationship.

After finding an accounts book they decide to write down things that are going on it their life at the present time, a bit like a shared diary. They live with their Dad and Gran after their Mum died a few years before. Everything seems to be fine until one day, when their Dad returns home late after a day at a book fair, he also brings back another woman. Rose. Who all three of the females take an instant dislike to.

When they get shifted to the countryside, after their Dad bought a bookshop things change. Starting off with the fact that they don't have any friends there and then unfortunetly for Garnet, Ruby discovers an advert in the paper looking for a set of twins to play the part in a TV movie.

So the story continues with all kinds of mishaps occuring between the girls. With sulks and rows coming in from all sides it's a wonder if there's going to be any happy ending at all. Especially when Ruby has another hair brained idea which rocks the ending a bit.

This is a good book for younger children but isn't bad reading for older ones as well. It's not too challenging which is what you sometimes need. You can still get it from book shops, naturally you have to look in the childrens sections.

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