Girls Under Pressure: Rediscover the Girls series from the bestselling author of Think Again: 2 (Girls, 2)

Girls Under Pressure: Rediscover the Girls series from the bestselling author of Think Again: 2 (Girls, 2)

by Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Nick Sharratt (Illustrator), Jacqueline Wilson (Author), Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Magda is tall and glamorous, Nadine is willowy and 'gothic'. And Ellie ...well, Ellie is just plain normal. The three girls have been best friends forever, but now Ellie is convinced she's fat, Nadine wants to be a model, and Magda worries that her appearance is giving guys the wrong idea. The pressure is on for them to change the way they look - but can they learn to love themselves, just the way they are?

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More Information

Format: paperback
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published:

ISBN 10: 0552557447
ISBN 13: 9780552557443
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: The touching and hilarious second title in Jacqueline Wilson's bestselling Girls series, perfect for older readers - now with a special introduction by the author.

Media Reviews
The narrators speak so amusingly that everyone from seven to fourteen feels included . . . Wilson addresses the issues in a light-hearted but sensible way * TES *
As usual Wilson gets right inside her characters and their feelings, portraying them with understanding and sympathy . . . An excellent and timely book * Kids Out, Book of the Month *
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.