He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award. It was lovely to read this one to my daughter and reminisce, but also to see how different it seemed to me reading now as an adult. In the message in Alice's birthday card to Gemma at the end of the book, it is mentioned that the dynamics have changed between Alice and Flora - Alice was having a birthday party and her mum had made her ask Flora, however Alice didn't like her much now (presumably following Gemma's visit). This book would be suitable for upper KS2, ages 9 and up, and is ideal for independent reading rather than reading as a class as it is likely to appeal to girls rather than boys.

The girls are about to be separated as one family is moving, so they first decide to run away then create havoc when that is stopped. Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. Their parents allow an unhealthy obsession to persist which shows itself as control freakish, jealousy, possessiveness, obsessiveness, insecurity and selfishness. In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate.Despite Gemma's larger-than-life personality and Alice's quieter, calmer character, the two are inseparable - until that is Alice has to move house, all the way to Scotland. Jacqueline Wilson is the author of almost one hundred books, including Candyfloss , available in paperback from Square Fish. Gemma receives a birthday card and charm bracelet from Alice reassuring her that despite Alice not being able to contact Gemma any longer, they will remain best friends forever. In the book Karen Barlow is married to Bob and the move to Scotland was due to Bob getting a new job. Gemma and Alice have been best friends since they were both born on the same day in the same hospital.

He used to work as a taxi driver like his son (Gemma's father) but retired just as Gemma's mother went back to work full-time - however, he steps in to the taxi firm office when they need another driver. One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. Soon, when Alice's family throws a good bye party, and Gemma and her family attend, Gemma brings takes Alice so that they could run away so that she could be with Alice, and that is what gets Gemma and Alice into an enormous amount of trouble. I would still recommend it to a friend because I did enjoy it but I would say that 8 year old would like this better than a 12 year old! As a teenager she started work for a magazine publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which she was told was named after her!

Eleven-year-old girls Gemma Jackson and Alice Barlow have been best friends from birth, ever since they were born on the same day and in the same hospital. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Penggambaran keluarganya -- ayah yang santai, ibu yang disiplin, kakek yang memanjakan, juga kedua kakak cowok dan Barking Mad -- semuanya aku suka, dan sekaligus bikin pengen noyor jidat si Gemma, "Dih~ 'ni anak.

This novel depicts how Gemma deals with her sadness and how through their journey Gemma and Alice still stay best friends. This is a very touching story on how two best friends all of sudden get spilt up, my brothers best friend sadly got separated. The only reason I gave this book four stars is because I feel like the book is very short for my age and it only took me two days to read; if I was Jacqueline I would probably take at least 100 pages simply talking about all the important events they've had with each other. The girls were very distressed when Alice eventually moved; however they found ways of contacting each other and Gemma jumped at the chance when her grandfather offered to take her to see Alice. The girls are obviously displeased, as they will no longer be able to see each other as often so decides to run away with only ten pounds between them.The book is about two best friends, namely Gemma and Alice who have been together since birth and who are also like chalk and cheese. Her insightful and emotionally challenging books not only stretch reading ability, but give young readers a glimpse into many kinds of lives. There is a happy ending though, with Gemma becoming good friends with Biscuits and Alice sending Gemma her charm bracelet as a sign that they will be best friends forever. I think that it is easy to relate to for children as it deals with the complex world of friendships and break ups and how they are dealt with. Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson is all about two best friends who were so close since they were born.