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The Story of Tracy Beaker
Series: Tracy Beaker
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The original classic and much-loved tale featuring Jacqueline Wilson's most popular character, the one-and-only Tracy Beaker.
'I'm Tracy Beaker. Meet Tracy, follow her story and share her hopes for the future in this beautifully observed, touching and often very funny tale, all told in Tracy's own words.
The classic and much-loved tale featuring Jacqueline's most popular character.
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The classic and much-loved tale of life in foster care featuring Jacqueline's most popular character.
I'm Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I'd read it if I were you. It's the most incredible dynamic heart-rending story. Honest.
Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a Children's Home but would like a real home one day, with a real family. Meet Tracy, follow her story and share her hopes for the future in this beautifully observed, touching and often very funny tale, all told in Tracy's own words.
Series: Tracy Beaker
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The Story of Tracy Beaker
The classic and much-loved tale of life in foster care featuring Jacqueline's most popular character. I'm Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I'd read it if I were you. It's the most incredible dynamic heart-rending story. Honest. Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a Children's Home but would like a real home one day, with...PaperbackSold Out
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The Story of Tracy Beaker is praised for its authentic and vibrant voice, capturing the complexities of communal life with humour and poignancy. Reviewers highlight its entertaining and moving narrative, noting its balance of humour and emotional depth. The book is appreciated for its sensitive observation of relationships and its celebration of storytelling without being preachy.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780440867579
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 November 2006
Country: United States
Imprint: Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
- Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 164g
Pages: 224
About the Author
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER
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