- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Childrens; 1st edition (7 Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385606079
- ISBN-13: 978-0385606073
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
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The Diamond Girls is a wonderfully typical novel by Jacqueline Wilson. It has everything her fans expect… and demand. "A typical slice of real life," proclaims the jacket. "Tough on the outside, warm on the inside." It has some great characters, who talk like normal people talk, some tough moments, some heart-melting moments, a few teasing cliff hangers and a satisfying ending. Hoorah for consistency!
Dixie is the youngest of the Diamond girls and the narrator of the story. Her sisters--Rochelle, Jude and Martine are all very different and each have their owns needs, strengths and weaknesses. Together with their mum, heavily pregnant with baby number five, the family move to a rundown dream house that turns out to be anything but. It’s on the roughest estate ever, and is rough, dilapidated and dirty, with peeling wallpaper and rude words spray-painted all over the front door.
Disaster strikes immediately when Dixie’s mum goes into labour. Left to fend for themselves the sisters soon go their separate ways, despite their mum’s wise words that they should always stick together no matter what. Dixie is the only one who supports her mum when she comes back with Baby Sundance and helps to get the house put right and everybody back together. It’s a big task.
Books by Jacqueline Wilson come along at adoringly-appreciated rate of two a year now--one in the Spring, another in the Autumn. But to dismiss The Diamond Girls as yet another novel in a production line of kitchen-sink trauma-dramas is to vastly under-appreciate its immense value and worth. Importantly, with each new story, Wilson deftly chronicles, with insight and skill, the sort of life many children may experience either directly or indirectly. They’re entertainment, but there’s more to them than that. Wilson is a national institution! (Age 10 and over) --John McLay
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This another one of my favourites, and again explores many issues that go on in the outside world. i can refer to this story from my own experiences especially with little mary and the way her mum treats her. I don't think this book is suitable for under 12's because of most of it is grown up stuff with the girls constant fights, teenage pregancy, physical abuse. I am 19 and i love this book so much so i had 2 get it in the hardback edition!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a (semi) adult reader of Jacqueline Wilson, I have developed and increasing amount of respect for her books and the way they deal with so many awkward gritty issues, like child abuse, divorce, child neglect, etc... And in this book, bad parenting - not by the fathers, but by the mothers. I was touched by this book, highlighting the strength of children in the face of some of the darkest adversity. And the kindness and warmth of strangers, in Bruce. Most of all, it was Mary's story that saddened me. The book doesn't deliver a wishy-washy feel good ending either. Teen pregnancy, delusional mothers, absent fathers ... this book has it all, and gives it to you how it is. And, in the end, family's unconditional.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
well actually they're called the diamond girls because that's their name. they're not fabulously rich or famous or beautiful. they're a bit rough,but their hearts are in the right place -they're rough diamonds! there are four diamond girls.there's martine,jude, Rochelle and Dixie. four girls,four different fathers.but only mum lives at home with the girls.so that makes five diamond girls really.buts that the end of the diamond girl can run because mums having another baby and this times its a boy. mum knows because they have seen it in the stars. that why they have to move. they need more space now there's a little footballer on the way
I'm doing this for all of us. We need a bigger place, now you're all having a little brother.' Mum patted her stomach.
She said it as if we'd all begged for a brother. We'd all been appalled and embarrassed when she told us she was going to have another baby.
Can you imagine what it's like living in a house full of girls, even if they are Diamonds? Maybe you already know what it's like? With the Diamonds there's a great deal of squabbling, and tears and tantrums, and oodles of nail varnish and pink fluffy bits and pieces and bottle blonde hair. And there are boyfriends, of course. They cause a bit of a stir. It's all a bit much for Dixie, who's a dreamer. She hangs on to Bluebell. A budgie. Up her sleeve. Pretend.
It's a bit much for Mum as well, what with the baby, and the move, and all. What they really need is a nice steady bloke with a heart of gold who'll come and help them move their stuff to the new place and sort things out for them a bit:
It was a small skinny guy with a bad haircut and round glasses. They didn't sit comfortably so he had to wrinkle his nose and hitch them up every few seconds.
Poor Bruce. He doesn't know what's about to hit him! Read on. It's another lovely Jacqueline Wilson story, full of high drama and gentle moments, and the blinding truth. Highly recommended. I know you'll love it.
i really enjoyed reading this book by j.w. it kept me in suspence the whole time because it's so easy to understand.The way j.w writes her books is different to the way other authors write their books. Even though this book is fictional it is almost real! All j.w books relate to young and old! if you think your family has difficulties and you dont know how to cope i recomend you read this book and alot more of j.ws books. Her books may all be the same but their the same in different ways. There about diferent problems that teens like you and me face every single day.i give j.w 'The Dimond Girls' and all of j.ws books 10/10
I'm doing this for all of us. We need a bigger place, now you're all having a little brother.' Mum patted her stomach.
She said it as if we'd all begged for a brother. We'd all been appalled and embarrassed when she told us she was going to have another baby.
Can you imagine what it's like living in a house full of girls, even if they are Diamonds? Maybe you already know what it's like? With the Diamonds there's a great deal of squabbling, and tears and tantrums, and oodles of nail varnish and pink fluffy bits and pieces and bottle blonde hair. And there are boyfriends, of course. They cause a bit of a stir. It's all a bit much for Dixie, who's a dreamer. She hangs on to Bluebell. A budgie. Up her sleeve. Pretend.
It's a bit much for Mum as well, what with the baby, and the move, and all. What they really need is a nice steady bloke with a heart of gold who'll come and help them move their stuff to the new place and sort things out for them a bit:
It was a small skinny guy with a bad haircut and round glasses. They didn't sit comfortably so he had to wrinkle his nose and hitch them up every few seconds.
Poor Bruce. He doesn't know what's about to hit him! Read on. It's another lovely Jacqueline Wilson story, full of high drama and gentle moments, and the blinding truth. Highly recommended. I know you'll love it.
i really enjoyed reading this book by j.w. it kept me in suspence the whole time because it's so easy to understand.The way j.w writes her books is different to the way other authors write their books. Even though this book is fictional it is almost real! All j.w books relate to young and old! if you think your family has difficulties and you dont know how to cope i recomend you read this book and alot more of j.ws books. Her books may all be the same but their the same in different ways. There about diferent problems that teens like you and me face every single day.i give j.w 'The Dimond Girls' and all of j.ws books 10/10
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GREAT BOOK! ;)
I thought that this was a great book if not a little unsuitable for children aged 10- great book though
Published 7 days ago by UNKNOWN
Diamond Girls
Sure, it's a great story- but doesn't it always bug you that Jacqueline seems fo recently have the same story in all her books- a little girl has no dad and so she must depend upon... Read more
Published 8 days ago by C. Lewis
epic!!!!!!!!!
this book is really interesting and engaging but i had to give it 4 stars cos it is the same kind of story as most jw books... a problem family
Published 1 month ago by Stuart Thorne
nice work
at first i stared at the chapters interested but i want to know more abot dixie. still a great book though. i love it.
Published 2 months ago by lysandra
:)
I got this book when it came out for christmas/my birthday.. I can't remember when it came out but I was young. Read more
Published 3 months ago by EmilyyAndrews
jacqueline wilson book
this was on my nieces wish list so she was pleased to receive it as she was desperate to receive it!
Published 4 months ago by Mrs T
sad,dramatic,heartwarming.
I think everyone into adventure, drama and struggles will love this book. I think it great in the sruggles that the family have to put up with.
Published 6 months ago by Claire Rowbottom
"Shameless" for children
My daughter bought it herself with the prize money she won at the school competition (It came as a gift voucher). Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bill
The diamond girls
this book is very hard for me to get into and i like a lot of jakies booksit i really good but hard
Published 14 months ago by Netty66
not a bad read
the diamond girls is not a bad read but its not wilsons best. i am 11 and i enjoyed the book but it can get a wee bit boring
Published 15 months ago by Emma Louise
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