She has always lived on the street and on her wits, with only the kind Gaffer to help her. Lucy desperately wants someone to be kind to her, and to have some fun - there's very little of that in her house.Kitty Fisher is a street performer who earns tin for her supper by tumbling. They sent away her beloved Nurse and replaced her with a horrid governess. Queen Victoria is on the throne and the Great Exhibition is about to open!Lucy Locket lives with her father, the New Mother and the New Baby.

Of course.The must-have new Victorian novel from bestselling, much-loved children's author, Jacqueline Wilson.Victorian London, 1851. You can't help but root for her as she beats her own path through a rapidly changing world with real heart and determination. a fabulous central character - bright and sparky and an original thinker. So I'm proud to be reviewing her centenary story. And, more than anything else, it felt truthful. Oh my goodness! Opal Plumstead is Jacqueline Wilson's 100th book! That's prolific, right? I first discovered her work when I read The Illustrated Mum. Her ability to create interesting, lovable characters who navigate 9 to 12-year-olds through key moments in history is unmatched The Times What else would you expect? Jill Murphy, The Bookbag

Opal's world is opened to Mrs Pankhurst, and the fight to give women the right to vote.Īnd when Opal meets Morgan, Mrs Roberts' handsome son, and heir to Fairy Glen- she believes she's found her soulmate.īut the First World War is about to begin, and will change Opal's life for ever.Ī brilliantly gripping wartime story from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson. She struggles to get along with her other workers, who think she's snobby and stuck up.īut Opal idolises Mrs Roberts, the factory's beautiful, dignified owner. Yet her scholarship and dreams of university are snatched away when her father is sent to prison, and fourteen-year-old Opal must start work at the Fairy Glen sweet factory to support her family. Opal Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. A brilliant wartime story from one of the nation's best-loved authors, starring her most outspoken, fiery and unforgettable heroine yet: Opal Plumstead, schoolgirl, sweet factory worker and Suffragette.įrom the beloved children's author of Hetty Feather, Tracy Beaker and Rose Rivers.

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