This is a moving story for younger readers about friendship and
insecurity, read by Susannah Harker. Daisy is the new girl at
school. She is finding her feet with a new group of friends and has
become part of the 'alphabet club' - A for Amy, B for
Bella, C for Chloe, D for Daisy and E for Emily. As each one
celebrates her birthday, they have a sleepover party to which they
invite the rest of the gang. Most of the girls are friendly, except
for bossy, stuck-up Chloe, with her snide bullying tactics. Having
Chloe as a friend is hard work, but having her as an enemy would be
far worse. With her own turn to play host fast approaching, Daisy
is desperate to have a sleepover. But she is faced with a dilemma -
if she does, she'll have to let her new friends meet her older
sister, who is mentally and physically disabled. How will they
react, and will they still want to be friends with her? Jacqueline
Wilson has sold over 20 million books in the UK and has been
awarded an OBE for services to literacy in schools. Among her many
awards are the Smarties Prize, the Guardian Children's Fiction
Award and Blue Peter's People's Choice Award.
Jacqueline Wilson begann schon als Kind zu schreiben. Mit vierundzwanzig verfasste sie ihren ersten Roman für Erwachsene, aber schon bald wurde ihr klar, dass sie eigentlich Bücher für Kinder und Jugendliche machen wollte. Heute ist sie eine sehr erfolgreiche Autorin. Sie lebt mit ihrem Mann in Kingston upon Thames.
