The Story of Tracy Beaker - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Jacqueline

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385729197 ISBN 13 : 9780385729192

Editeur : Delacorte Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Wilson Jacqueline

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Introducing Tracy Beaker, 10-year-old girl-wonder and the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress . . . sort of.

Tracy Beaker’s not exactly sure what her mother does, because Tracy has been in foster care for as long as she can remember. She has a picture of her mother, who’s pretty enough to be in movies, so maybe she is. And maybe one day Tracy’s mother will show up and reclaim her long-lost daughter, and together they’ll have fabulous adventures. Then again, maybe she won’t. In the meantime, Tracy’s doing everything she can to take care of herself–even though she has to share her birthday cake with silly Petey Ingham just because they have the same birthday . . . and even though the other girls she lives with are mean and nasty and rude and horrible. Mostly. Then a journalist shows up to write a story about their orphanage, and she and Tracy strike up a special friendship.

In a story written with humor and sensitivity, Tracy emerges as a spirited girl who’s not quite as tough as she lets
everybody think she is.

From the Hardcover edition.

Revue de presse :

"An appealing mix of events and reactions that are both entertaining and moving. A book that lingers in the mind long after it is put down" (Guardian)

"Told in the zany, entirely convincing voice of Tracy Beaker herself . . . The strains of communal life with other children, rivalries and friendships and jokes, all spring to life, and Tracy's prose is decorated throughout with cheeky line drawings" (The Sunday Times)

"A sensitive and beautifully observed story . . . Our young readers appreciated both the humour and the pathos" (Federation of Children's Book Groups, 1991 Pick of the Year)

"Tracy is lively and spirited, and her narrative funny and moving" (The Bookseller)

"A breath of fresh air. It is entertaining yet tender but by no means sentimental when it confronts the need we all have for commitment in relationships, for trust, for love . . . A real bonus is that the book genuinely celebrates the act of writing - and not by preaching, I promise" (The School Librarian)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Delacorte Pr
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0385729197
• ISBN 13: 9780385729192
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 133
• Illustrateur: Sharratt Nick