Untitled 1
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- Create Date：2022-03-12 00:51:51
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jacqueline Wilson
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Danielle Ranger
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It has been years since I read a Jacqueline Wilson book。 Though this deals with heavier topics than the books I read when I was a teenager， it still has that classic Jacqueline Wilson feel。 The second half of the book， when it is revealed the MC is pregnant was heartbreaking。 The disgust and judgement piled onto her from relatives and acquaintances made me empathise with anyone who actually had to go through something like this back in the day。 The fact that no one really asked her how she got p It has been years since I read a Jacqueline Wilson book。 Though this deals with heavier topics than the books I read when I was a teenager， it still has that classic Jacqueline Wilson feel。 The second half of the book， when it is revealed the MC is pregnant was heartbreaking。 The disgust and judgement piled onto her from relatives and acquaintances made me empathise with anyone who actually had to go through something like this back in the day。 The fact that no one really asked her how she got pregnant， and even she couldn’t recognise that she’d been assaulted shows how much things have changed but also in some ways， stayed the same。This book is aimed at older readers than Jacqueline Wilson’s usual target audience so do beat that in mind。Thank you to Netgalley & penguin for providing me with an ARC to review。 。。。more
Emma Nelson
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Jacqueline Wilson is renowned for her children's literature and Baby Love digresses from this track。Set in the 1960s， Laura is a teenager who is navigating the tricky world of friendships， puberty， and families。 Laura strikes up a friendship with a Dr's daughter - Nina and it's this friendship that leads her down a different path - Laura has one encounter in a park and finds herself pregnant as a result。 Laura's family are mortified and ashamed and they send her away from her grammar school and Jacqueline Wilson is renowned for her children's literature and Baby Love digresses from this track。Set in the 1960s， Laura is a teenager who is navigating the tricky world of friendships， puberty， and families。 Laura strikes up a friendship with a Dr's daughter - Nina and it's this friendship that leads her down a different path - Laura has one encounter in a park and finds herself pregnant as a result。 Laura's family are mortified and ashamed and they send her away from her grammar school and banish her from her home Laura moves to a home for teen mums and it's here she strikes up the most wonderful friendships。The story is very well done， it tackles some really emotive issues but these are handled with care and compassion。A recommended read。 。。。more
Lauren pavey
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Babylove By Jacqueline Wilson "When I was a child， I spoke as a child， I understood as a child， I thought as a child: but when I became a man， I put away childish things”All through my late childhood ， and teen years I adored Jacqueline Wilson books 。 They were my safety blanket and I look back on them with fondness and comfort ， and was eager to read one now I’m in my early 30s with the view of picking up from where I left off but my goodness this book is not a comfort blanket。 When and why do Babylove By Jacqueline Wilson "When I was a child， I spoke as a child， I understood as a child， I thought as a child: but when I became a man， I put away childish things”All through my late childhood ， and teen years I adored Jacqueline Wilson books 。 They were my safety blanket and I look back on them with fondness and comfort ， and was eager to read one now I’m in my early 30s with the view of picking up from where I left off but my goodness this book is not a comfort blanket。 When and why do we suddenly decide what we should and should not read ， do ， say and dress 。 Is it peer pressure or do we do this ourselves ？ I always loved her books but why did I stop reading them ？ This book was a reality check for sure ！ I’m not sure if Jacqueline Wilson is now writing for a different type of teenager than 20 years ago or if I am reading her book as a person who has experienced things I never expected 20 years ago but this did not feel like a ‘teen read’。 Yes it was in an easy to read format but the writing was highly emotive and the plot was gut wrenching This stands alone as a great fiction book and should not be categories only as a young adult book in my opinion 。 I can’t understand how Jacqueline Wilson can completely understand teenage anxiety and make her characters come to life in such a fluid way。 This book is dark but real and I was captivated by all of the themes surrounding the main plot （don’t worry I won’t give away any spoilers！）I could picture Laura’s parents so perfectly。 Within a few lines I felt I knew them personally and I could identify with Laura immediately。 Although we later learn they are not ‘sunshine and roses’ it also didn’t feel like they were completely vilified。 This book is set around the 60s and I have learned through first hand experience how common place it was for people to hide secrets in this generation。 Also I found it heart wrenching how It described the pain of a loss of a baby but the reality that just because it was not discussed openly the pain was always present。 It made me think of my own family， my baby uncle passed around this period， when he was just a few weeks old and my Nan never ‘forgot’ him and would frequent his grave often however when she passed we discovered so many more possessions and reminders she had kept in secret 。 This generation was always remembered as so strong and ‘stiff upper lip’ and trying always to do the ‘decent’ thing but it made me question， decent for who？ Although this is set in the 60s I think it is just as relevant now。 The language used was sweet but didn’t feel like it was pandering 。 I half expected a fairy tale ending。One fantastic addition since the days when I was a YA were some notes from the author detailing what young readers might be relating to and how to access help with full details of some of the help on offer which I found to be a truly fantastic idea。 I wish this had been in more books 20 years ago So how would I sun this up … honest ， gut wrenching yet sweet at times ， emotional and heartbreaking but i would classify not just as a great YA book but as a great book period。 I now need to go and dig out all of my old Wilson books to see if they are as innocent and comforting as I remember ！ 。。。more
Aria Harlow
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Oh My Gosh I adored this book。 I have read Jacqueline Wilson since I was a child and Tracy Beaker has always been a firm favourite， one that Wilson has not， for me， been able to topple off of the top spot， until now。 This is possibly one of the best books of hers that I have ever read， it is incredible。 It is so well written with such well developed chatacters and a uplift， yet in many ways heartbreaking storyline。 This has quite dark undertones within the book as the proitagonist is a 14 year o Oh My Gosh I adored this book。 I have read Jacqueline Wilson since I was a child and Tracy Beaker has always been a firm favourite， one that Wilson has not， for me， been able to topple off of the top spot， until now。 This is possibly one of the best books of hers that I have ever read， it is incredible。 It is so well written with such well developed chatacters and a uplift， yet in many ways heartbreaking storyline。 This has quite dark undertones within the book as the proitagonist is a 14 year old girl， who with a lack of sex education in schools doesnt even realise she has had sex and then finds herself pregnant。 Whilst reading this book I realised that I was shocked by the attitudes towards Laura when she finds out she is pregnant， representing in issues such as consent， victim blaming and young people getting pregnant that was happening in the 1960's， but then I also realised that actually as a society， we havent actually moved on that much in terms of victim blaming and so forth。 This book has actually inspired me to look more into it。 This book was hardhitting， emotive and yet sensitively done， one of the best books I have read this year so far， and possibly contender for one of my best books ever。 I loved it 。。。more
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