Book Review: The Longest Whale Song - Jacqueline Wilson". BBC News. 14 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019 . Retrieved 20 April 2020.

My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson - review". The Guardian. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014 . Retrieved 20 April 2020. Beautiful All Along: Contrary to Gerry's and Skye's assertions, Beauty is not "ugly"; she is merely less conventionally attractive compared to Dilly. In fact, Beauty is shown to be much better-looking when dressed in casual hairstyles and tasteful clothes that are not necessarily expensive. It is made clear that Beauty's supposed "ugliness" exists only in Gerry's and Skye's heads. Buried Alive!. Penguin Books. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021 . Retrieved 20 April 2020. Well Done, Son" Guy: Beauty spends much of the first half of the novel trying to please Gerry (though some of it's motivated from fear). She eventually stops caring what her dad thinks.Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Gerry is not an especially attractive man, described as squat, balding and pudgy. Dilly is much younger than him and is described as very beautiful; Gerry also tends to get her to wear revealing clothes and flashy jewellery to emphasize this more. Dilly even thinks that the main reason Gerry asked her out for drinks rather than firing her was because she was wearing a low-cut top when she had to report to him.

Because you have a lot more world experience everything might seem a little dark, I can imagine it would for me if I was to re-read them all now. But as a child, you don't notice it. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. Aborted Arc: Throughout the first half of the novel, there’s a subplot involving Gerry possibly losing a lot of money or even having to go to prison due to bribery. However, by the second half, it’s barely even mentioned. This is possibly justified in that Beauty (who’s the narrator) and Dilly have left Gerry by this point and neither of them particularly cares where he ends up due to his horrible treatment of them.Entertainment Below Their Age: Although she is very intelligent, Beauty's favourite TV show is Sam and Lily in the Rabbit Hutch, which is for very young children. Her mother Dilly also likes it.

When Beauty ends up on her favourite television show things couldn't have been better. But what will her dad make of it all?Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold. Sentimental Homemade Toy: Beauty's favorite toy is a ragdoll handmade by her mother, which she calls PJ, short for Plain Jane. She looks a little lopsided, but Beauty loves her anyway and finds her comforting.

Jerkass Has a Point: She may be a bully who says it primarily to hurt Beauty, but most of Skye's comments about Gerry's Nouveau Riche tendencies are very accurate. The book was age-banded (as "9+") by the publisher, despite Wilson's opposition to the practice. [1] [2] Plot [ edit ] Housewife: Dilly. Could be seen as a deconstruction, as her husband treats her more like a servant, constantly criticises everything she does and she has no real hobbies or interests outside the home. Beauty actually mentions that her dad made Dilly quit her job when they got married, saying her job now was to keep house whilst he worked (and thus leaving her completely dependent on him). In the end, she leaves him and gets a job as a breakfast chef and cleaner at a bed-and-breakfast, using her domestic skills as a housewife to earn her own money. Intergenerational Friendship: Mike develops this with Dilly and Beauty; he's decades older than Dilly and is potentially old enough to be Beauty's grandfather, though they all get along well. In particular, Mike shows Beauty how to properly use oil paints. Bratty Half-Pint: Skye and her Girl Posse are cruel, snobby and manipulative; Skye is particular is an Attention Whore who loves to show off and hates it when other kids - especially Beauty - are in the spotlight.When Dilly and Beauty learn that Birthday has been killed by a fox after her father let him out of his cage, Dilly decides she has had enough of her husband, tells him she is separating from him and goes away in her car and takes Beauty with her. First of all, they go to the first Mrs. Cookson ( Avril) who is ver nice. She lets them stay for the night until they decide to go on holiday. The holiday resort they choose Rabbit Cove, Beauty chooses it due to her craze over rabbits. They fin themselves in an idyllic seaside resort run by a man named Mike, who takes Dilly on as a breakfast chef in his B and B. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-06-22 15:15:47 Boxid IA153918 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London Donor Lizzie Zipmouth' by Jacqueline Wilson". BBC Teach. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021 . Retrieved 20 April 2020.