Girls In Love (Girls, 1) - Softcover

Wilson, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552557331 ISBN 13: 9780552557337

Publisher: Corgi Childrens, 2007

Synopsis

Meet Ellie and her best friends Nadine and Magda, three teenage girls just starting Year Nine with a lot on their minds – mainly boys! Told in the bright, sparky and authentic voice of Ellie, Girls in Love is a funny, frank and revealing look at their friendships, problems and heartaches that older fans of bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson will adore.

Books in the series:
1. Girls in Love
2. Girls Under Pressure
3. Girls Out Late
4. Girls in Tears

About this title

Review:

Girls in Love is the first title (followed by Girls Under Pressure) in a trilogy for older readers (young teens) by award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson. Already an immensely popular author of books for younger readers (Bad Girls, The Suitcase Kid and Double Act) with Girls in Love Jacqueline Wilson shows she's sure to be equally popular with girls in their early teens.

As well as the boyfriend problem, this hilariously entertaining novel touches on the deeper pains associated with the loss of a parent and coming to terms with a new step-parent. Ellie, Magda and Nadine are determined to explore the, as yet uncharted, country of the boyfriend. When best friend Nadine gets a boyfriend, Ellie finds herself saying that she's got one too. Trouble is, he's the too young, too nerdy and too ugly boy who fell in love with her during her boring holiday in Wales. But when Nadine's dishy boyfriend starts causing trouble we see just how important girlfriends are and just how lucky Ellie is to have found a boy who is really her friend. An amusing and delightful read by someone who clearly knows what she's writing about. --Tamsin Palmer

Review:

"Mix some Adrian Mole-style philosophising with Judy Blume-type teenage angst and you have the recipe for Girls in Love, a hilarious, deftly written novel" (BBC Family Life Magazine)

"Will certainly stir pre-teen interest . . . Told with her usual readable style" (The Bookseller)

"Delightful" (Observer)

"A moving and realistic story about love and about losing a parent" (Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle)

About this edition

• Publisher: Corgi Childrens
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0552557331
• ISBN 13: 9780552557337
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Illustrator: Sharratt Nick