This is a fabulous follow up to "The Story of Tracy Beaker". In this book Tracy has matured slightly, but still has the same carefee attitude tolife! Tracy doesn't much fancy her life with Cam any more, and soon she begins to bunk off school and be nasty and cheeky at home. She is determined that Cam hates her, and this is a very real situation which thousands of children experience. When her mum turns up, Tracy can't wait, but after meeting her a couple of times, she starts to realise that appearences can be deceptive - her mum has been away for so long that she doesn't really know Tracy any more. With a little help from her new friends, Football and Alexander, she begins to realise that her mum isn't as perfect as she thought, and when her mum decieves her to get away with her new boyfriend by telling lies, Tracy finally accepts what she had ben hiding from for so long - she would be much better off with Cam and that her mum isn't what she expected, wanted, or neded. In the end, she finds real love and affection in Cam and the story ends really well. Jacquline Wilson is a master at capturing the true visions and opinions of children and confronts issues which many authors are too scared to hint at. This is a fabulous book - read it!
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