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The Bed and Breakfast Star [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Jacqueline Wilson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Yearling Books; New edition edition (5 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0440867606
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440867609
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,699 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jacqueline Wilson is in fine form in this funny and moving story of a little girl who copes with her none-too-glamourous life by telling endless jokes and fantasising about being a comedian. As things go from bad to worse and Elsa and her family find themselves homeless, they have to move into the very un-royal Royal Hotel. But when disaster strikes at the hotel, Elsa gets her chance to be a real star.

Jacqueline Wilson lets the reader eavesdrop on Elsa¹s life, encouraging an intelligent understanding of her situation but never once suggesting that there might be a magic solution. Instead of letting pity in on the act, Wilson treats us to a realistic and sobering, yet at the same time smart and entertaining, story of a child doing the best she can in an unforgiving world where things are never really as they should be. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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Where do baby apes sleep? In apricots! I'm Elsa, and that's one of my jokes (I tell lots of jokes and I'm going to be a big star one day). I do my best to cheer my family up - but no one seems to laugh much any more. Not since we lost our lovely house and had to move into a bed and breakfast hotel...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, 13 Jan 2008
By Mehajabeen Farid "Mej_da_reviewer" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bed and Breakfast Star (Paperback)
Characters:
Elsa, Pippa (her step sister), Hank (her step baby brother), Mack (her step dad), Mum and Naomi are the main characters but people like the manager of the hotel and other guests at the hotel are side characters. The other characters are the TV crew.

Plot:
Elsa and her family get so poor that they have to stay at a special hotel which is called the Royal Hotel but isn't very posh at all. One day a TV crew come to film some of the children for a charity show about poor children and their families. Elsa is very talkative and the cast get tired of her so they ask her about her friends. She goes and gets her best friend, Naomi, to be interview but Naomi's family won't talk to Elsa because they are told to leave the hotel all as the interview made the hotel sound bad (even though it was terrible) at the end Elsa becomes a hero.

Favourite part:
I think it was funny when she tells jokes to some people who like them and become her friend.

Worst Part:
I think the worst part is when Elsa starts writing jokes all over the lavatory walls about her step dad and doesn't own up to the owner of the hotel.

For:
This book is for 9 - 12 year olds because it might upset little children with the smacking and hitting and some of the words are quite mild.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, 16 Jul 2004
This review is from: The Bed and Breakfast Star (Paperback)
This is an excellent book with vibrant vocabulary and choice of words. Elsa has to put up with her step dad, Mac the smacker, her mum, her sister Pippa and brother Hank. Its about Mac who gained a brilliant job so Elsa and her family move into a nice, lovely house. Eventually Mac looses it and they had to move into a bed and Breakfast. Elsa is a joker and likes to tell jokes but never gets a good response.
A Great read before bed and readers between 9 and 12 years of age will enjoy it the most.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab, 29 Jul 2006
By Issam Ikirmawi "Bluetigerstar99" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bed and Breakfast Star (Paperback)
All three of my kids loved this! My oldest at 11 and my youngest at 6! It's a very interesting book, with a fab author and illustrater. I read it to my 6 year old once, and it was really good. Brilliant! I definitly recommend it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Bed and Breakfast Star
The Bed and Breakfast Star is written by Jacqueline Wilson, published by Corgi Yearling in 1994 and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars A girl, her family and an evil step-dad that live in hotels.
This book is about a girl called Elsa that has to live with her mum, younger annoying sister called Pippa,a baby brother called hank and a evil, horrible step-dad callled Mac... Read more
Published on 10 May 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Its good to read in bed
Elsa,a little girl,has lived with her mum since her dad left.Then her mum finds a new boyfriend and they get married. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars genius
Jacqueline Wilson is a genius write they way she goes into a childs head and speaks what they are thinking is great.... Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read !
I think my favourite book by Jacqueline Wilson so far is The bed and breakfast star.I like it because it tells us of a girl that deals with a very hard situation. Read more
Published on 27 Jul 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Its an astonishing book read it!
...How the book got its title: The title of the book is very suitable because the little girl moves from house to house. Read more
Published on 24 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Its an astonishing book read it!
Title:the bed and breakfast star author: Jaqueline Wilson. How the book got its title: The title of the book is very suitable because the little girl moves from house to house... Read more
Published on 24 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!
I think book was very funny,and i liked all the joke's and things.I would reccomend it 2 anyone aged8-11
Published on 2 Mar 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book!
This is a fantastic book about a girl who has some problems but she always looks on the bright side of life and keeps cheerful. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a brillant book so go and buy for goodness sake
This book is excellent for readers of the age 8 and up. If you like a nice laugh then go out and buy this book. It is an excellent read. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2000

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