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The Suitcase Kid Book

Lesley Dunlop reads The Suitcase Kid in this unabridged three-cassette pack. Although there are many children's books about divorce, few move beyond bland therapeutic preaching into the realm of well-told stories. This one does. A hard look at joint-custody life, The Suitcase Kid follows Andrea West and her tiny stuffed rabbit, Radish, through the painful adjustment of being a kid with divorced parents. She must leave the home she loves with the mulberry tree in the front yard, and deal with parents who still fight, step parents, step siblings, two different bedrooms (neither of which is really hers), loneliness, and an acute longing for the past. Her grades sink. Her friends drift away. And she's not quite sure how to fix any of it. Wisely, Jacqueline Wilson doesn't offer instant solutions; rather, she chronicles Andrea's journey to the beginning of equilibrium in her new life. Things will never be the way they were, but, as the book suggests, they'll get better over time. And because it's well written and honest, The Suitcase Kid will appeal to any child who enjoys realistic fiction, not just those who "need" to read a book about divorce. (The publisher recommends the The Suitcase Kid for ages 8-12, but it could well appeal to children who are a couple of years younger or older.) Running time is three hours five minutes. --Susan HarrisonRead More

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  • Amazon

    When my parents split up they didn't know what to do with me... My family always lived at Mulberry Cottage. Mum, Dad, me - and Radish, my Sylvanian rabbit. But now, Mum lives with Bill the Baboon and his three kids. Dad lives with Carrie and her twins. And where do I live? I live out of a suitcase. One week with Mum's family, one week with Dad's.

  • Foyles

    MEET TEN-YEAR-OLD ANDY. THE SUITCASE KID."When my parents split up they didn't know what to do with me. My family always lived at Mulberry Cottage. Mum, Dad, me - and Radish, my lovable toy rabbit. But now, Mum lives with Bill the Baboon and his three kids. Dad lives with Carrie and her twins. And where do I live? I live out of a suitcase."Andy has always lived at Mulberry Cottage with her mum and dad.But when they split up, Andy has to say goodbye to her childhood home. Now she spends one week at her mum's and one week at her dad's.With a brand-new stepfamily to deal with and two new houses, will Andy ever feel at home?Written by the multi-award-winning author, Jacqueline Wilson, The Suitcase Kid explores the emotions around divorce with humour, and ultimately optimism. The perfect book to start conversations about difficult topics like divorce with young readers. Gripping, funny and sensitively written - Independent on Sunday

  • BookDepository

    The Suitcase Kid : Paperback : Penguin Random House Children's UK : 9780440867739 : 0440867738 : 03 Jun 2011 : When my parents split up they didn't know what to do with me . . My family always lived at Mulberry Cottage. Mum, Dad, me - and Radish, my Sylvanian rabbit. But now Mum lives with Bill the Baboon and his three kids. Dad lives with Carrie and her twins. I live out of a suitcase. One week with Mum's new family, one week with Dad's.

  • TheBookPeople

    In Jacqueline Wilson's The Suitcase Kid, ten-year-old Andy has to live out of a suitcase, spending one week with Mum and another with Dad in an unhappy rotation. The author uses skilful storytelling and her trademark humour to describe Andy's journey as she adjusts to her alien new existence with divorced parents and new stepfamily.

  • RedHouse

    Jacqueline Wilson writes with sensitivity and humour and in The Suitcase Kid she expresses all the complexity felt by a young girl caught between warring parents involved in an acrimonious divorce.

  • 0440867738
  • 9780440867739
  • Jacqueline Wilson
  • 5 October 2006
  • Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 160
  • New edition
  • Illustrated
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