Wild Child - Hardcover

Bear, Carolyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0370316746 ISBN 13: 9780370316741

Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books, 1991

Synopsis

Living in the 90s London social scene, full of rich, world-weary, label-conscious teenagers, 15-year-old Justine Duval is obsessed with the seriously charismatic woman she intends to become. When the future Justine gets in touch ten years later, it becomes clear that desparate action is needed.

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Review:

When Justine Duval comes face to face with her future self, she realises that if she wants to stop herself becoming Grown-Up-And-Past-It she needs to take some drastic action. And if she wants to ensure that she achieves her ambitions of becoming famous, rich and drop- dead gorgeous she had better start changing things NOW....

Chloe Rayban well and truly hits home in this sparkling, tongue-in-cheek novel taking the breathtakingly seductive yet ultimately vacuous youth scene in London and delving deep beneath its surface to find out what is really important. Justine, with her inevitable, instantly recognisable hang-ups so close to the surface that it hurts, is at once a dream and a nightmare as she embarks on an hilarious voyage of self-discovery.

Smart, precocious and a wing-ding of a story, Wild Child is a must for anyone who is or ever has been a teenager. (Ages 9 to 11 years) --Susan Harrison

Review:

"Precocious, tongue-in-cheek and great fun." -"Time Out

About this edition

• Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0370316746
• ISBN 13: 9780370316741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160