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Little Darlings: Two Very Different Girls - One Extraordinary Friendship!

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She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. One day, Destiny and Sunset met and Destiny started telling Sunset that her father was actually her father too. One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. Starring chart-topping artists, Lemar and Jamelia, with original music from Lemar, this modern-day fairy-tale has music at its very core, in a story that unlocks the comic and emotional fallout when two very different families are thrown together.

Still, with Destiny and Sunset only just beginning their public lives as sisters, you wouldn’t bet against there one day being a sequel to this pleasurable novel. I enjoyed both of them as characters and wish this had been more of a focus as the majority of the book favours detailing different events that show how incompetent each parent is, which felt dragged out after a while. Kate and Danny are loving, encouraging parents but can let their anger toward each other get in the way of what is best for their kids.Destiny is growing up poor with her mum who does three jobs and struggles to pay the mortgage; Sunset lives in pampered luxury with her parents whose desire for celebrity status overshadows real family happiness. Both series are produced by Kindle Entertainment, who have adapted many of Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s books including Bafta and Emmy-winning Dustbin Baby and Four Kids and It for Sky Cinema. Adapted from the bestselling book by popular kids' author Jacqueline Wilson, this is a fun, uplifting movie that deals with some difficult themes, yet it's full of positive messages. When she discovers that her father is famous pop star Danny Kilman (Lemar), she meets him and forms a close bond with his daughter Sunset (Diaana Babnicova). Jacqueline Wilson's latest guaranteed bestseller shines the spotlight onto the crazy world of celebrity.

Sunset and Destiny get to know one another – as well as each other’s most irritating habits – and they also learn lots about themselves and by the end emerge closer than ever. Sunset, his daughter, hates the celebrity limelight however, and longs for privacy and peace instead of paps and rowing parents. The book is about Destiny Williams whose mother, who is ill, tells her a rock star named Danny is her biological father. If there is a sequel to this book, I hope it addresses the neglect and abuse that these kids suffer from. I feel for Destiny's mum as well who was never developed further than as a character obsessed with Danny, and she never gained her own agency.

So receiving this book for Christmas I had low expectations for Little Darlings, but it managed to surprise me and grab me. She sure does like the name star and diamond, because I think the names were mentioned very briefly for a short second. Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. Though this is a 10-year-old who has been forced to grow up fast when she doesn’t really want to, her vocabulary is sometimes over-sophisticated, and her turn of phrase harks back almost to Hetty Feather. Nick Sharratt has created illustrations for over two hundred and fifty books during his illustrious career.

The sequel to My Mum Tracy Beakeris another Jacqueline Wilson classic, handling serious issues in a humorous, accessible and thoughtful way. After all that though, I am glad I did finish it otherwise I would have regretted it even though I didn't particularly enjoy it.The young girls are interested in fashion, singing, and dancing, which adheres to some gender stereotypes, further supported by screaming female fans and portrayal of women in a bachelorette party. Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since.

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