Girls In Love - Jacqueline Wilson

Girls In Love - Jacqueline Wilson (155 words)
by faders321 - written on 23.06.08 (13 readings)
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Girls In Love is the first in the series of four books by Jacqueline Wilson, it is followed by Girls out Late, Girls under Pressure & Girls in Tears. It's all about three girls, the main character, Ellie and her best friends Nadine and Magda. It follows the ups and downs of their lives as teenage girls, with the pressures of boyfriends and Ellie trying to come to terms with the death of her mother and having her new stepmother Anna and half brother Eggs around. Just to make things even harder for Ellie and here friends there is a twist in the story as nadine's boyfriend starts causing trouble. this books shows how important friends are and that it's always ...

Fun and implicitly moral. (223 words)
by jennikitten - written on 25.05.08 (Useful, 28 readings)
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This is the first in a series of books following Ellie, a year nine, and her best friends Magda and Nadine. This is a great book for young teenagers as it deals with complicated issues of growing up without being too heavy, condescending or boring (a difficult balance). Whilst the style and assumptions can get a bit annoying - all Jacqueline Wilson's characters seem to share a massive obsession for McDonald's for some unknown reason - the characters are realistic and lovable. Even years on, I still come back to this book for light relief and giggles. The story itself is well-structured and the characters are developed fully. It tells the story of ...

Girls In Love - Jacqueline Wilson: Young girls in love (380 words)
by carolinemu - written on 18.09.03 (Useful, 602 readings)
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Jacqueline Wilson has written books for adults, but for last 20 years she has mostly been writing for young people. She has an understanding of the way modern children of today live and the problems they face. Her books are fun to read. Some of the books she writes has elements of sadness, but they always include a sense of humour. Girls in love is part of a trilogy. Other books in the trilogy: Girls Under pressure and Girls out late. What is the book about? -------------------------- This book is about three girls who are best friends and each want a boyfriend. In the end they all get a boyfriend. Ellie meets a boy called Dan when ...