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Best Friends

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Best Friends

Contributors:

By (Author) Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt

ISBN:

9780440868514

Publisher:

Penguin Random House Children's UK

Imprint:

Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)

Publication Date:

1st December 2008

UK Publication Date:

9th October 2008

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

224

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 14mm

Weight:

162g

Description

Gemma and Alice, born on the same day, have been devoted best friends ever since. Despite Gemma's larger-than-life personality and Alice's quieter, calmer character, the two are inseparable - until that is Alice has to move house, all the way to Scotland. Gemma is utterly distraught, particularly at the thought that Alice might find a new best friend. Is there anything Gem's brothers, or perhaps her grandad, can do to help Established fans, especially male readers, will be delighted to re-encounter the flamboyant Biscuits, co-star of Buried Alive! and Cliffhanger. A charming, funny and touching story will be adored by all Wilson fans from 7 upwards.

Reviews

There's no stopping Jacqueline . . . * The Sunday Times *
Wilson tells a story of laughter, love, tears, and trouble in this hilarious tale * The Good Book Guide *
Read it. I'm sure you'll love it * Reading Matters *
As ever, the storytelling is superb, the language direct, and the author shows her great skill in seeing things from a child's perspective * South Wales Argus *
A really interesting book with something in it for everyone * Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle *

Author Bio

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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