- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books; New edition edition (5 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385610173
- ISBN-13: 978-0385610179
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 77,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tracy Beaker is back ...and she's just desperate for a role in her school play. They're performing A Christmas Carol and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins. But then she is cast in the main role. Can she manage to act grumpy, difficult and sulky enough to play Ebeneezer Scrooge? Well, she does have a bit of help on that front from Justine Pain-In-The-Bum Littlewood ...As Tracy prepares for her big moment, Cam is the one helping her learn her lines. But all Tracy really wants to know is if her film-star mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role? This hilarious and heartbreaking new story from the bestselling, award-winning, Jacqueline Wilson, follows her most popular character through ups and downs, laughs and tears. Fifteen years on from her first appearance on the page, Tracy Beaker is as vibrant and entertaining as ever.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Tracy Beaker is back once again! Jacqueline Wilson's best-loved, award-winning character who featured in `The Story of Tracy Beaker' and `The Dare Game' is back in this fantastically witty and moving story. This brilliant new story shows Tracy at her cheekiest and most appealing.
Tracy is ten and lives in a children's home, "The Dumping Ground", where she longs to be reunited with her absent mother. She is desperate for a role in her school play A Christmas Carol and when she is cast the main role, Ebenezer Scrooge, she wants to know whether her mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role. However, Cam is the one helping her to learn her lines and Cam is the one Tracy ends up spending Christmas with. Tracy sadly realises that it is not her mum that she can rely on; but Cam.
Over the years, the reader has followed Tracy through the highs and lows of her life. I feel from reading this book and every other Tracy Beaker book that I know her and am fond of her. Jacqueline Wilson makes her not only a sad, aggressive and boisterous person but also vulnerable, sensitive, creative and extremely cheeky indeed!
As a 14 year old I utterly loved this book. It is hilarious and heartbreaking and I recommend it to all ages from 7 upwards. Tracy Beaker has never been so vibrant and entertaining! Enjoy this masterpiece!
Tracy is ten and lives in a children's home, "The Dumping Ground", where she longs to be reunited with her absent mother. She is desperate for a role in her school play A Christmas Carol and when she is cast the main role, Ebenezer Scrooge, she wants to know whether her mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role. However, Cam is the one helping her to learn her lines and Cam is the one Tracy ends up spending Christmas with. Tracy sadly realises that it is not her mum that she can rely on; but Cam.
Over the years, the reader has followed Tracy through the highs and lows of her life. I feel from reading this book and every other Tracy Beaker book that I know her and am fond of her. Jacqueline Wilson makes her not only a sad, aggressive and boisterous person but also vulnerable, sensitive, creative and extremely cheeky indeed!
As a 14 year old I utterly loved this book. It is hilarious and heartbreaking and I recommend it to all ages from 7 upwards. Tracy Beaker has never been so vibrant and entertaining! Enjoy this masterpiece!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Description of story and main characters:
Beaker is back and she's desperate to be in her school play (A Christmas Carol) to impress her film star mum.
What I think about the book:
Tracy is the narrator of the story and she tells us about her life.
Before I read the book I always thought children in orphanages were sad, worried and frightened, because of the films Oliver and Annie. Sad because no one cares about them. Worried because they might be put with someone mean. Frightened because the care workers assaulted them.
Jacqueline Wilson's book changed the way I thought about kids in care. Kids have fun and they feel happy, content and safe. They also experience the wonderful feeling of having brothers and sisters. The carers look after them in same way as parents.
I was surprised to see a swear word in the book.
Jacqueline Wilson develops the characters throughout the book. The structure of her writing is without chapters, consequently the narrative continues without stopping from the beginning to the end of the story. This made it difficult to put the book down.
Recommendation:
In conclusion, I think that this book was fabulous. I feel this book should only be read by 10 years and over because of the swear word. Will Justine be mean or will Tracy get her revenge? Read this book to find out!!
Lara Aged 11
Beaker is back and she's desperate to be in her school play (A Christmas Carol) to impress her film star mum.
What I think about the book:
Tracy is the narrator of the story and she tells us about her life.
Before I read the book I always thought children in orphanages were sad, worried and frightened, because of the films Oliver and Annie. Sad because no one cares about them. Worried because they might be put with someone mean. Frightened because the care workers assaulted them.
Jacqueline Wilson's book changed the way I thought about kids in care. Kids have fun and they feel happy, content and safe. They also experience the wonderful feeling of having brothers and sisters. The carers look after them in same way as parents.
I was surprised to see a swear word in the book.
Jacqueline Wilson develops the characters throughout the book. The structure of her writing is without chapters, consequently the narrative continues without stopping from the beginning to the end of the story. This made it difficult to put the book down.
Recommendation:
In conclusion, I think that this book was fabulous. I feel this book should only be read by 10 years and over because of the swear word. Will Justine be mean or will Tracy get her revenge? Read this book to find out!!
Lara Aged 11
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Yes, it has been fifteen years since Tracy first hit stores nationwide, but she is back again to delight us in another fabulous book from Jacqueline Wilson, Children's Laureate 2005-2007. This time, she's landed herself the main part in the school play of 'A Christmas Carol'. Who better to play Ebenezer Scrooge than Tracy Beaker?
Amidst learning her lines in preparation for the big performance, Tracy has one desperate wish which, if it came true, would be the highlight of her year. The wish is that her superstar Mum would come and watch the school play starring her daughter. And Tracy is convinced that she will make it.
Read this fantastic episode with Tracy Beaker and be thrown right back to the Dumping Ground - remember Justine Littlewood? Nothing has changed.
Amidst learning her lines in preparation for the big performance, Tracy has one desperate wish which, if it came true, would be the highlight of her year. The wish is that her superstar Mum would come and watch the school play starring her daughter. And Tracy is convinced that she will make it.
Read this fantastic episode with Tracy Beaker and be thrown right back to the Dumping Ground - remember Justine Littlewood? Nothing has changed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best Book Ever
I think this lovely book is the best book ever. It takes my mind to a magical place. Its all about Tracy Beaker!!! so read it now!!!!!!
Published 2 months ago by Miss Megan A Auchere
A book for Tracy Beaker.
Tracy Beaker is stuck in a care home once again with pain in the head Justine Littlewood.
Tracey and Justine fight so much you could get a headache. Read more
Tracey and Justine fight so much you could get a headache. Read more
Published 11 months ago by OLA Junior School - Year 3
Starring Tracy Beaker book review by Louise Martin
yet again another fantastic book by Jacqueline Wilson. All Tracy wants is for her mum to come and see her starrin the main part in her Christmas play a Christmas Carol. Read more
Published 17 months ago
great book for children
a great story about tracy beaker who wants to get the main role in the christmas play at school and hoping that her [apparently] famous mum will be there.
Published 17 months ago by terry beer
Very, very good book
Its a very very good book, its about when tracy goes to school and she wants to star in a play, its got every thing in it it makes you exeted it make u laugh it makes you worry its... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. P. Pearce
A good read
I brought this for my 7 year old. Having watched Tracey Beaker on CITV, she was keen to read this book. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs. J. Kaur
Favourite with 9 & 10 year olds
My Year 5 book club loved this book. It was the one they voted the best out of about 10 books by (different authors), that they have reviewed this year, it's also one of the... Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by Greg M
Beakers back!
Beakers back, and this time she's desperate for a part in the school play, as ebenarzer scrooge in the christmas carol. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2006 by jaxder
unnecessary scarey
This book is not suitable for children, we have to keep skipping sections as to scarey. WHY does the author have to put witch craft and spells amongst other things, totally... Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2006 by TJ
Tracy is back!
Starring Tracy Beaker is the superb new novel from Jacqueline Wilson. It covers the life of an angry dumping ground kid who wants to find a home. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2006 by Birdman
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