Sweet-talking TJ
10 best books like Sweet-talking TJ (Karen McCombie): My Secret Diary, Blitz: The Diary of Edie Benson, London, 1940-1941, Caddy Ever After, Transported: The Diary of Elizabeth Harvey, Australia, 1790, The Scribes from Alexandria, Anne Boleyn and Me: The Diary of Elinor Valjean, London, 1525-1536, Bridesmaid's Club, Cupid Cakes, The Life of Riley, Losing the Plot
A wonderfully written and engaging memoir of Jacqueline Wilson's life as a teenager - her problems with her family, first love, her school life and her friends. Read extracts from her real secret teenage diaries and the stories she wrote as a teenager, to build up a fascinating picture of a real teenager...
Blitz: The Diary of Edie Benson, London, 1940-1941
| Author | Vince Cross |
| ISBN | 0439997410 |
This book is based on the lives of people living in the famous London Blitz of 1939. It is a diary entry from 1940 by a girl named Edie. I like it because it explains how Edie's family felt during the bombing, so it explains their feelings clearly, I also like the bombing, because you can kind of feel what it's...
| Author | Hilary McKay |
| ISBN | 1416909303 |
Love is in the air for the Casson family! Four hilarious, endearing tales unfold as Rose, Indigo, Saffy, and Caddy each tell their intertwining stories. Rose begins by showing how she does special with her Valentine's card for Tom in New York. Not to be outdone, Indigo has his own surprise in store for...
| Author | Goldie Alexander |
| ISBN | 0439954991 |
`Bringing The Past Into The Real World'
The `My Story` series of books, is divided into two separate sets, one for boys and another for girls.
They are written with 9-11 year olds in mind, but are just as enjoyable and informative for adults to read.
For any US followers of my...
| Author | Caroline Lawrence |
| ISBN | 1842556053 |
1.5*
This one was definitively not a favourite. I Feel like this book could have not been written and the story carry on fluently. As well as that The main character were stupider than usual at certain points in the book, but I suppose that they are children and therefore make more mistakes. Also...
When the King came riding in on his big, black horse, a murmer went up, because his tunic was stitched with the words, DECLARE I DARE NOT. All the ladies were giggling behind their hands, and I asked Mama what it meant. Her face had turned quite pink and she said, ..Never mind.., so I asked Rosanna later. She...
| Author | Cathy Hopkins |
| ISBN | 0753463822 |
Like most Librans, Chloe finds it hard to make decisions, except that is, when it comes to the Bridemaids' Club. There she knows exactly what she wants and how to plan the perfect wedding--somthing she hopes to do very soon for her sister. But when she's chosen to be a Zodiac Girl, wedding plans start to...
| Author | Fiona Dunbar |
| ISBN | 1843626888 |
I have absolutely no idea where I found this book, when I was cleaning out my bookcase the other week. I had found it stashed behind my Harry Potter and my Twilight novels, so I thought I would read it and give it a go.
Cupid Cakes is the second book of the Lulu Baker series (although you don't really...
| Author | Joanna Nadin |
| ISBN | 0192755277 |
What Did I Think Of This Book?:
This was an absolutely hilarious book with an absolutely hilarious main character. This book is easy going, and I've read it more than once as it's one of my favourites, yet I'm always surprised when I read it again, because there's always little funny and cringey...
| Author | Annie Dalton |
| ISBN | 0060088168 |
Dalton grew up as an only child in the English countryside during the 1950s. Her father was not always around, but when he was, he would tell her fantastical stories, often with her as the principal character. Her father left the family for good. Dalton missed him and his stories, which led her to the fantasy...
| Author | Sue Reid |
| ISBN | 0439981182 |
I've never been a huge history buff and I somehow find it a little tedious to read as factual books even if it's pretty interesting stuff...As it happens working in education always opens my eyes to new books coming out or series that children love,etc. I'd been told about 'My Story' series before and how...
| Author | Grace Dent |
| ISBN | 0340970650 |
It's back to Goodmayes and the cast and characters of the very first Diary of a Chav (Trainers V Tiaras) for this 6th diary from Shiraz, for whom life is about to get just a little bit darker...Shiraz is nearly 19 and has been living away from home for the past few months but is now back in Goodmayes, Essex in...
The Glamorous Girls' Book: Be Confident, Be Gorgeous, Be Fabulous. Veena Bhairo-Smith and Sally Jeffrie
| Author | Veena Bhairo-Smith |
| ISBN | 1780550200 |
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Princess Emily and the Substitute Fairy
| Author | Vivian French |
| ISBN | 0061124362 |
This is The Tiara Club, Princess Emily and the Beautiful Fairy. While Fairy G, the headmistress is ill, Fairy Angora is asked to take her place, a beautiful fairy with long blonde hair. But this is her first job, and she isn't good at using her magic wisely. Will Emily and her best friends be able to help get...
