Jacky Daydream
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 | Product Details: Paperback 304 pages Release Date: 13 March 2008 Publisher: Corgi Yearling Books ISBN: 0440867207 Rating:   Sales Rank: 12554 | | Look for similar books by subject:
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| | Customer Reviews: Jacky Daydream - it is a fascinating book to read! (21 December 2008)Jacky Daydream is a very good, interesting book, like all other Jacqueline Wilson books, but is obviously different in the way that this is Jacqueline Wilson's life and background when she was growing up. The book describes a bit of the war, and how food was rationed, and it also says that she writes quite stressing books about divorce and family upsets because of when her Grandma was young she had quite a bad life, as her mother had died and then her dad didn't want her in his life at first. This story is quite touching and very interesting. You realize how hard life was then for most poeple as it was the war, with the food rationing etc. The only problem about this book is that you might find it slightly boring, but I still really enjoyed reading it! I would recommend this book to anyone, really, or from age 8+. READ IT - IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND GOOD! Amazing Read! (11 September 2008)I read this in one blast! It was hard to put the book down. I recommend this book to all Jacqueline Wilson readers! Review of an 11 year old Jacky Daydream by an 11 year old ... (08 May 2008)As soon as I heard about the book Jacky Daydream I longed to have it - for two reasons: one - I needed a good book to read and Jacqueline Wilson has never disappointed me and two, after all the books I'd read by her based on children with problems like their parents splitting up or their best friend moving away or their pets dying, I ached to know how Jacqueline Wilson grew up: had she suffered what many of her characters had suffered? And Jacky Daydream had all the answers to my questions; it had everything from birth to books! It told me all about how things were when Jacqueline Wilson was a child; it described her rooms and had chapters on her family, friends and teachers. It was like going through a time machine starting on the 17th December 1945 when she was born and seeing how she grew up in a flat with her parents, Biddy and Harry; and how Biddy kept her squeaky clean and their flat too, of course! And going right through to when Jacqueline Wilson and her parents went to live with her grandparents and how Hilda Ellen (her gran) told her stories of her own childhood. Poor Hilda Ellen had a very disrupted childhood, moving about a lot. I read how Jacqueline Wilson loved dolls and got one every Christmas. I also read about her first day of school and those that followed. She made many friends and when she was 11 - like I am now - I almost cried for her poor friend, Christine's, tragic situation (her mum was dying). Then there was Jacqueline Wilson's father, Harry, who could be sweet and gentle but could burst into fiery moods which Jacqueline Wilson hated; as well as her parents rowing. I loved the fact that Jacqueline Wilson had imaginary friends and played imaginary games by herself and sometimes with her friends. And - of course - like any good writer, she loved books and two chapters were dedicated to her love of reading and the books she enjoyed. At the end of each chapter Jacqueline Wilson would pose a question like: In which of my books did one of my characters do such-and-such? And then she would answer her question and include an extract from one of her other books and reveal some of her thoughts on that book. And I could see the connections that she had with some of her characters. The Epilogue included some school reports and a quick review of JW's teenage years. And a clever ending! It must have been hard for JW to recall so much of her childhood with such colourful interest, but I think she did an excellent job of making it readable and so brought a writer I love to life, especially as she included photographs. by Hattie Rowan, aged 11, Tabora, Tanzania Jacky Daydream is an excellent book (07 April 2008)This book Jacky Daydream is a nearly well know book it was made in 2007. It is about a girl named Jacky Daydream and her life throught out the years , in this book there are loads of questions asking you about a book and you have to guess what book it is if you have read alot of Jaqeline Books. If you like Tracy Beaker you will love this book I hope you read it and enjoy it. HAPPY READING! Jacky Daydream - 4 stars (07 April 2008)I thought this book was very good. It was very cleverly-written and I enjoyed the parts at the end of each chapter where Jaqueline Wilson compares one of her books to the things she wrote about in that chapter. The reason it is so well written is the brilliant amount of detail it goes into. I also loved the pictures and the reports at the end. I can't even think of anything this book could have improved on, it was so good! | |
