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Eve Best reads Vicky Angel in this unabridged four-CD pack.
Jacqueline Wilson never seems to disappoint her readers, and with Vicky Angel she once again pulls a little magic out of the hat and delivers another stunning novel with her trademark sensitivity and panache.
Jade and Vicky are best friends, but when Vicky is killed in an accident she doesn't let a little old thing like being dead interfere with her life. Instead, she continues as normal, following Jade around, telling her what to do, how to think, how to behave and ruining any chance Jade may have to make new friends. Eventually Jade tires of it all, and although she still loves Vicky deeply, she realises she has to get on with her own life.
Once again, Wilson digs deep and delves into tricky territory with a tenacity that at first shocks; but within a few minutes the shock subsides and the reader is drawn into Jade's world, willing her to come to terms with Vicky's death and praying that she will soon find her own way.
As ever, Wilson's characters are beautifully observed, and the story is filled to the brim with an emotional truth that is both awe inspiring and captivating. Jade's response to Vicky's death, her realisation that the pedestal on which Vicky was placed during her short life was not as stable as she first believed and the ultimate release from the burden of guilt and love are dealt with a sleight of hand that allows the reader to become completely involved with the story without a hint of darkness, captured instead by a lightness of touch that can only serve to make Wilson's peers green with envy. For ages eight and over.
Running time is four hours 15 minutes. --Susan Harrison
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"* 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety whose stories are never patronising and often complex and many-layered' The Times * 'Jacqueline Wilson has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' Bookseller * 'She's so good, it's exhilarating' Guardian
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This story is about a friendship, so strong, it lasts after death. I KILLED HER Did Jade a plain, timid school girl kill her best friend, Vicky a bold, loud school girl after an argument they had? Jade frantically tries to remember whether she pushed Vicky under that car or did Vicky run into the road? Whilst Jade is trying to remember, Vicky appears and makes her presence felt! I really liked this story because it was told in a very emotional way and all of Jade's feelings and emotions were written in a way that everyone can relate to. Also if you know anyone who has had someone close to them die, you start to think about how they are feeling and how you can help them, which is a good, strong and powerful message to be able to deliver. I think this book is for all older readers because the issues dealt with in it are strong, this story will make you laugh, it will make you cry and it will make you put your own problems alot lower down when you realise what other people could be suffering...
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read Vicky's Angel with the view to buying multiple copies to read with my Fourth Grade class. I had heard good things about Jacqueline Wilson, my neice is an avid reader, so I decided to check out her latest offering.
I did not expect to find a book so well written or such a powerful exploration of the process of grief.
I do not need to explain the overt plot of the story, as many other reviews have done so, my purpose is to celebrate what I consider an exception book.
When I read Vicky's Angel, having recently read 'A Grief Observed' by C S Lewis, I was astounded to see the feelings of guilt and anger felt by the mourner, as described by Lewis, so well translated for a child audience. Lewis' musings about whether the dead also grieve are here too, as Vicky verbalizes her anger at her life cut short. Lewis' final poignant realisation that his image of his dead wife has been altered into an image of his own making must also translate to when Jade finds Vicky altered and can finally let her go!
Jacqueline Wilson is to be congratulated on this exceptional book. I can only surmise that she has had personal experience of grief and condole with her in this matter.
I will now be searching out and reading all her others books.
I recommend adults read this book and consider Vicky's Angel to be Jade's 'Grief Observed'
As a foot note I decided against using this book with 10 year olds as I found Vicky's regrets about never having experienced sex, while poignant, more suited to an older age group.
I also have to admit the fact that I found some passage so moving that I would be unable to discuss them in public.
Thank you Jacqueline Wilson for writing such a book. We need more books written for children that explore such shared human experiences.
Liz Hayes
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jade and Vicky have an argument,before Vicky steps out into the road and gets knocked over by a car and killed.However,this isn't the end of their friendship!For Vicky returns as a ghost and shows that she's more trouble dead than she ever was alive! This is a funny and moving story that offers a quirky view of the afterlife.It deals with such themes as loyalty,trust and guilt,showing that sometimes only by letting go can a person fully understand how much they love somebody. Jacqueline Wilson writes with compassion and humour.This book entertains and will also stay with you afterwards,making you think again before taking your friends for granted. A life-affirming read!
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"Vicky Angel"
Vicky is the funny angel. Haunting Jade. And of course Jade is fed up. But she can only think in the day. And a night Vicky is there haunting her. So how does our heroine escape. Read more
Published 1 month ago by manickam
A powerful exploration of death and the grieving process
This is a strongly written novel about a tricky subject. Jade struggles to come to terms with her friend Vicky's death after Vicky is knocked down by a car after an argument with... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
brilliant story ( 100,00,00 stars )
brilliant story
Vicky Angel.Can't you tell from the name that it is AMAZING.
From Vicky dying to Jade being able to see Vicky to Jade bunking off school and... Read more
Vicky Angel.Can't you tell from the name that it is AMAZING.
From Vicky dying to Jade being able to see Vicky to Jade bunking off school and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by michelle cheers
Best book!
By Lily Innes 7 Years old.
This book is brilliant it's the best book by Jacqueline Wilson! Read more
This book is brilliant it's the best book by Jacqueline Wilson! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Jd Innes
I LOVED this book...
I got Vicky Angel for my fifth birthday and I wasn't very interested. When I got to year three, we read Sleepovers by Jaqcueline Wilson as a class and I loved it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ashlyn
Amazingly Amazing!
So sad but so heart warming! This book is about a tragic death of a young girls best friend called Vicky who who comes back from the afterlife to be beside her and Vicky's family. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kindle customer!
A great read...try it
My 9 year old brought this book home from school and was so passionate about it that I had to have a read!! Read more
Published 10 months ago by poohleen
very good
i not read this book for ages but the plot is so goo it still sticks in my mind. this book wud suit ppl who wear their heart on their sleeve as it based on a strong friendship. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bookworm
Is There really Such a Thing as Heaven?
Vicky and Jade are best friends, but terror strikes when something happens that might just stop them fro being best friends forever. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Teacher
great book.
i liked this book but got a bit bored after a while. i think you should buy it though as it is such a great book.
Published 17 months ago by terry beer
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