In this wonderfully written memoir of Jacqueline Wilsons life as a teenager,
stories about family problems, first love, school life and friends build up a
fascinating picture of a real teenager and her inner life. She uses extracts
from her real diary to cover issues as diverse as how she created beehive
hairdos to her troubled school life.

Editorial Reviews

Review
Wonderfully written and engaging memoir of her life as a teenager. Linconshire
Free Press 20090331 Liberally sprinkled with the tiny black and white photos of
the time, this is a fascinating insight into the growing pains of a much loved
and respected writer. Scool Librarian 20090701

About the Author
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who
served as Childrens Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of
prestigious awards, including the British Childrens Book of the Year and the
Guardian Childrens Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize
and the Childrens Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly
commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for
services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was
the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. A
brilliant writer of wit and subtlety THE TIMES. She should be prescribed for
all cases of reading reluctance INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY. Has a rare gift for
writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues BOOKSELLER.