Genre: Realistic story

Learning Objectives:

Language Comprehension

Strand 7: Explore how particular words are used, including words and expressions with similar meanings.

Writing Opportunities

Strand 9: Select from different presentational features to suit particular writing purposes (e.g. writing a brochure).

This book is part of a book series called Rigby Star .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2007 by Pearson Education Limited .

Jacqueline Wilson grew up and still lives in Kingston-on-Thames. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first 'novel' when she was nine. Jacqueline has won numerous awards, including the Smarties Prize, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, and the Children's Book Award. In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and she is the current Children's Laureate. Stephen Lewis has illustrated several books and has been published by Mammouth, Franklin Watts, OUP Orchard and Belitha Press amongst others. He lives in Frondsham, Essex. Sally Prue is the award-winning author of Cold Tom (Branford Boase Award 2002). She has also written for A&C Black in the White Wolves series.