Esme Pepper
A funny, heartbreaking and hopeful story from the author of the bestselling Tracy Beaker series
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3.6 • 5 Ratings
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- £7.99
Publisher Description
A funny, heartbreaking and hopeful story of one girl's resilience, from the author of the bestselling Tracy Beaker series.
Esme's mum would do anything for her, including trying to steal the expensive dolls house that Esme desperately wants. When Mum gets caught, Esme has to go into foster care.
When a placement proves hard to find, Esme has to stay with an elderly couple who have retired from fostering. She knows she only has to stay until Mum gets back, but she still has to deal with a new school, and a real idiot of a class bully.
Esme might like to cause trouble, but this time she is going to have to find a way to get along.
Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold.
Customer Reviews
Medicore at best sadly
I feel guilty as I’ve been a JW fan since my childhood, and I always buy each new book. But similarly to some of Jackie’s modern books, it felt rather forgettable. The main plot wasn’t very interesting, even if I was a younger kid there wasn’t much to really hook you on. The main character wasn’t very likeable either.
But one thing that has quite bothered myself and other JW fans is with these new illustrations. I completely understand she couldn’t stay with Sharratt forever, but the books feel a little empty without his magic. No hate to Dean herself, but these illustrations lack any charm. Muddy grey scenes with often strange compositions with off perspective. More than anything though, the inaccuracy. Does Dean read the book thoroughly before illustrating? Because multiple times throughout the book, the drawings do not match to the story at all. Multiple books illustrated by Dean suffer this exact same issue. Surely if you are illustrating for one of the most successful children’s authors in the UK, you would put in the effort to make your illustrations match the book? It feels really bland and lazy. Hell, when you’ve got your main character constantly changing literal sizes throughout the book, you realise said issue? Our main character sometimes goes from looking like a ten year old- to a four year old in stature.
As a long time JW fan, I understand Jackie herself has been doing this for a long time. I can understand the odd inaccuracy or so so plot. But for the publishers / editors / proofreader and the literal illustrator, I expect better. Please have people who care about the story read the book, because instantly fans of Jackie are able to point out these discrepancies.