My Sister Jodie - Jacqueline Wilson

This is the first Jacqueline Wilson book I have tried reading (as part of shadowing the ‘Berkshire Book Award’ and I have to admit that it was better than I’d anticipated. Wilson is famous for writing amazingly popular stories for young children, around 10-13, and has been honoured with many of the UK’s top awards for children’s books. She was also the Children’s Laureate for 2005-7 and was awarded an OBE in 2002. Obviously I was aware of her popularity, ...
...and simplistic. (These are the same reasons why I have never read any of the Harry Potter books.) ‘My Sister Jodie’ tells the story of two very different sisters: Pearl is shy/reserved and her sister Jodie is much more confident with a flair for getting in to trouble. The story is told from Pearl’s perspective, but Jodie’s thoughts are usually clear to us through her speech and actions. Their mother, distraught by Jodie’s multiple ear piercings, ...

brokenangelkisses 28.02.2009 · Read full review
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In my opinion, I feel as if the book "My Sister Jodie" is a different emotional feeling from other age groups. For example, I am 14, and a younger sister, with a 17 year old older sister, so it's the same age gap. I really think that this book lets off different feelings, for example, I am reading it from a younger sister's point of view (as in Pearl's feelings) and it was hard for me at the end because I was sat there crying (luckily I was by myself) ...
...point, I was cared that my family would hear me crying. In my point of view, it was so upsetting in feeling the pain of a younger sibling, and towards the end, how she really expressed her emotions, which made me all emotional as mentioned. I wasn't used to Jacqueline Wilson's books being so different with such a sad ending and it shocked me a bit. A message: Appreciate your family, especially if you have siblings, especially older siblings, and ...

madperson876 20.10.2009 · Read full review
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...story that can be enjoyed by all of the family.i would read it again and to my young children when i have them.the story is very strong and even emotional in places,the characters are described really well and you can almost imagen what they would be like in real life. ...

Mazzy3 22.02.2009 · Read full review
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