Jacky Daydream

click here for more details, find new or used items	Jacqueline Wilson Our price £4.00 (£5.99) New from £2.09 Used from £2.39 Pages: 304 (Paperback) ISBN: 0440867207 Pub: Corgi Yearling Books Pub date: 2008-03-13 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2479

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Unputdownable (1/1 people found this helpful)

Jacqueline Wilson's amazing memory, honesty and writing skills combine to make a fascinating, readable and moving autobiography. Would-be writers -- especially girls -- will enjoy it hugely.

Jacqueline sure knows how to write (7/7 people found this helpful)

'Jacky Daydream' is the story of Jacqueline Wilson's childhood and follows her childhood memories and experiences. What is interesting about this novel is that many of Wilson's own experiences are portrayed strongly in her novels, such as how she dealt with an unpredictable father. She certainly had an interesting childhood, growing up in post-war Britain with many of the old war customs still in place.

This is lovely read for children and adults who follow Jacqueline Wilson. It shows what life was like for children in the 1940's and how much time has changed since then.

I would strongly recommend this.

The True Jacqueline Wilson Story (4/4 people found this helpful)

The true Jacqueline Wilson story. I Have only read one of her other books, but I think I can still say that this book is very true to her fictional style. JW really can write for children. She knows what they want and need and how to present it. Easy and entertraining. 100% child friendly.

Even thou I'm not a child anymore (ie a bit too old for this book) I really enjoyed the book. JW just writed in a fun way. All thou at some points i as an adult reader of course really felt that I was not part of the audience she is actaully writing for. But I really feel it workr perfectly for elementary school children. JW has really got emphaty, symphaty for her readers.

Her childhood wasn't that unordinary, but that's probably the point. Her goal is to write about ordinary things. But for children of today her childhood in the 50s might actually seem a bit exotic. But still JW makes sure that any 2000s kid can relate to what she is writing.

JW talks to children, but she doesn't talk down to them. She wants to involve them and includes her authorship in the book by relating every chapter to an episode in some of her fictional books. She shows how there is a connection between her real life and her fictional books. She lets the children in on her writing process. All this in a 100% child friendly way.

As an adult reader I am of course longing for a follow up. What happened next? Because the story of Jacqueline Wilson of course doesn't end when she finishes primary school and knows she will be an author some day. I would really like to know about the adult years of this great author, but that is of course not what this book is about. It is a whole other story and it could of course not be written in a child friendly way, because children want to read about children, not adults. And in JW's case her childhood really is the most relevant part of her life, since that's where she gets her inspiration for her books.

All in all I really understand why Jacqueline Wilson is the most borrowed author in the libraries of Britain.

Jacky Daydream... AMAZING! (13/24 people found this helpful)

JACKY DAYDREAM is the tale of the childhood of Jacqueline Wilson and it is fair to say, her childhood was sure exciting.

After being one of three people to be selected to have a competition entry published in THE JACQUELINE WILSON GIFT BOOK later this year, part of my prize was a collection of signed Jacqueline Wilson books.

I recieved them two weeks ago and one of them was JACKY DAYDREAM. I read it quite quickly and recommend it to everybody.

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