Beauty Cookson is no beauty. She’s a plain, timid girl surrounded by super-confident, snooty girls at school. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable criticism from her father. Frequently berated for breaking any of Dad’s hyper-fussy house rules, as well as for her lack of looks, confidence and friends, Beauty lives in uneasy fear whenever Dad’s at home. Her pretty, sweet mum is equally subject to Dad’s tirades. Eventually, after an unbearable birthday party and a very real fear that Dad’s temper is out of control, Mum and Beauty run away.
Very soon Mum and Beauty find themselves in an idyllic seaside resort where their new-found freedom and a moment of culinary inspiration give them a hobby, an income and even a new nickname for Beauty.Soon all Beauty’s dreams come true – and she deserves it!
A charming, page-turning and heart-warming story from this beloved author.
A heart-warming novel from the creator of Tracy Beaker. Leicester Mercury
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Adored by girls worldwide, author Jacqueline Wilson brings us her latest book Cookie! 4Girlz
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As with all her books, it's a totally compulsive read! Rosalind Kerven The Northern Echo
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As with all of Jacqueline Wilson’s novels Cookie is carefully observed and full of believable characters Stoke on Trent Sentinel
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Beautifully, yet simplistically written, Wilson is able to deliver a striking tale in an engaging way. Birmingham Post
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I couldn't wait to get my fingers on it and read it in one go, savouring every page of Jacqueline Wilson's spell-binding prose. Red House
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It is familiar Wilson territory. A young girl, Beauty, who is bullied by classmates at school and a domineering father at home, has her only friend in her mother. The story follows their search for a better life. The Independent
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Sure fire success. Spectator
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The sweetest book you'll read this year! Girl Talk
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True-to-life and empowering story with two endearing heroines. Frances Perkins Bournemouth Daily Echo
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Wison's language, as ever, is easy and colloquial, expert at addressing complex and frightening issues in everyday language. Books for Keeps
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