Dustbin Baby
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Dustbin Baby

by Jacqueline Wilson

2001•Family•161 pages

Taste attributes: familydramawholesomerealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA good-natured family novel that is stirring and realistic. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Another unforgettable story for older readers from mega-bestseller Jacqueline Wilson - with a new introduction and cover look!April knows she was found in a dustbin fourteen years ago as a new-born baby. And now she's fairly happily settled with her foster mother, Marion.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaAll consuming questComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Foster home careAbandoned childrenAdoptionFoster parentsMothers and daughtersIdentityAdopted childrenJuvenile fiction

Details

Author
Jacqueline Wilson
Published
2001
Pages
161
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