Suitcase child

Author: Jacqueline Wilson
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Without J.K. Rowling, without Harry Potter, perhaps people would be more familiar with this female hero of the British literary world, familiar with 1+1=0, familiar with her The Amazing Mrs. P. She is currently the most frequently borrowed female author in British high school library collections. Jacqueline Wilson is one of the most prolific writers in contemporary British literature, standing side by side with "the mother of Harry Potter" J.K. Rowling as twin peaks—one renowned for fantasy, the other celebrated for sharp insight.
Andy's parents got divorced, and she lost her own home, losing the heart-shaped blackberry cottage where she and her parents had lived happily. Her parents each remarried and built their own homes, leaving Andy with no choice but to shuttle between their houses—one week living with her mom and baboon Bill, the other week with her dad and Aunt Carol. The instability of her living situation was already tough enough, but the sudden arrival of five new siblings left Andy even more bewildered.
Andy's parents told her she should be grateful for having two happy homes, but Andy just wanted to return to her original home, to live with her parents in the beloved blackberry cottage. However, real life is not a fairy tale—it will never be as simple as ABC.