- Hardcover: 229 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books; 1st edition (2 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385606052
- ISBN-13: 978-0385606059
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 318,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jacqueline Wilson's magical talent for writing novels for children of all ages that can brighten, sadden and enlighten all at the same time is legendary. Midnight is a shining example of that gift and is an unforgettable story about friendship, adoration and sibling worship. Wilson's subjects are always close at heart, her characters lovably flawed, but her endings are reassuringly uplifting.
It is the arrival of the intoxicatingly popular Jasmine, the daughter of a famous actor, at Violet's school that has impacted most on her life of late. Forever in the spell of her controlling and mesmerising older brother Will, Violet needs something to change for her. Will has discovered a shocking secret about his past that is making his behaviour even more strange and dangerous. His dreaded games of Truth or Dare often leave Violet's nerves in tatters. Will is distant, but Jasmine seems genuinely interested in her and her love of fairies. They even both like Casper Dream--the author of several popular fairy novels.
But Violet can't keep Jasmine away from her house forever and when Will and Jasmine get together and apparently exclude Violet--she can think of only one person who can help her... so she sets off by herself to find her favourite author.
Wilson's characters are no doubt agonisingly created, but seem effortlessly real and engaging--no wonder they've been adored by over 10-million readers since she first began writing for taunted teens and younger readers. Midnight is perhaps a slightly more subtle novel than is usual, tackling lots of different, overlapping themes at once and even touching on her own life--as demonstrated by the influence of the writer in the story, Casper Dream. This is another winning read. (Recommended for ages 10 and over.) --John McLay
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Midnight,
By Caroline Dunlop (Houston, Renfrewshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Midnight (Hardcover)
I usually find it hard to find books that I read and like. I have tried classics but often put them down after only reading a chapter or two, that was why I was thrilled when I discovered Jacqueline Wilson's Midnight.Midnight is about a lonely girl called Violet. She is inspired by her favourite author, Casper Dream who writes about faires. Violet is his number one fan and writes him a letter every night but never sends them. She is over the moon when the new girl, Jasmine takes a shine to her and decides to be her only friend apart from her mysterious, adopted brother Will. Violet thinks that Jasmine is a wonderful, pretty girl,Which she is but everything changes when Jasmine meets Will. Like all Jacqueline Wilson's books I have read, Midnight covers lots of issues such as friendship, love, bullying and loyalty. I couldn't put Midnight down and because of this it only took me four nights to read (which is a record for me!) but it is one of those books which you can read again and again and never get sick of it. Out of every single book I have ever read in my life Midnight is definently one of the best. Obviously a must read!!!!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!,
By Ellie Brice (Puerto Banus, Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Midnight (Paperback)
This is a great book. I loved reading it. I loved the words and the way it was written. I could read it over and over again and I would never get bored of it. In it there's a girl called Violet, who has hardly any friends, apart from two girls. They are only her friends because they fancy her older brother called Will. Then a new girl called Jasmine comes to school. They become best friends and have great times together until Jasmine comes over one day and they play Truth or Dare with Will. Jasmine and Will dare Violet to go and sit in the loft for ten minutes. When the timer goes off, she comes down and finds her best friend and her brother kissing in his room.Terribly upset, she runs away to find someone to help her and make her wishes come true.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Midnight (Paperback)
This book is a very realistic book.The author Jacqueline Wislon uses real life problems and devolps them into this book! The girl Violet is just a 13 yr old, but not like any ordinary 13 yr old.Violet has no friends until this new girl joins her class called Jasmine. Jasmine's parents are divorced and very famous so when Jasmine asks Violet to be her best friend Violet is amazed. They become best friends! Also Violet is very attached to her brother Will! Who is adopoted, she also loves Casper Dream books and fairies! One day Violet invites Jasmine to her house whilst her parents are out and Will is looking after her. They play truth or dare, one of Violets dares is to go up in the attic for 10 mins. When Violet descends back to the landing she finds a horrible surprise! She runs away to Casper Dreams old home address and has a strange encounter with a very special person!
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