Also, I didn't want to carry hate in my heart forever, and not for an author's long bibliography (not the author herself, to be clear) and works that had been a part of my childhood, and of my start in my reading life. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Not sure if it was just because it was a different style, with the move into fantasy, but it seemed less emotionally in depth and without the same really engaging world building I love with J. Also, the actual plot was pretty good, I admired how Bindweed was gutsy and lively, energetic and although not the most likeable, Mab grows to be fond of her ‘pet’ fairy.

Featuring fairies, friendship and family; Project Fairy is a mesmerising story filled with magic and wonder that young readers won't forget in a hurry. I swore I wouldn't; that I was officially done after reading the crime against humanity, the abominable 'Opal Plumstead'. In conclusion, as predictable as 'Project Fairy' is - to me, who is well versed in JW's formulas - and as silly and nonsensical as the kids' book is, I'm pleased I gave it a chance, and gave Jacqueline Wilson a second chance. She went through family issues, foster care with her unstable typical JW mother and cheeky little brother. So when Mab's teacher gives her a book all about Victorian fairies, she's excited to take it home and share it with mum and little Robin.The main reason I will continue, is one, I have bought and read all of her books since I was a child, and they hold a very special place in my heart. I love how she mixed the real-life feelings of a child dealing with bullies at school and an absent father with the fantasy world of fairies and magic.

Wilson dares to confront topics most children authors wouldn't dream of - and as always, it pays off. I kind of wish there was a mention, like a suggestion, of whether Mum was taking any kind of medication, any antidepressants, however. In the end, as a reward for caring for her, Bindweed grants a wish for Mab and she meets her father once again. The girls were all under Cathy's influence and ignored me completely, apart from holding their noses.Having panic and stress portrayed in a child and the heavy weights she carries without processing that/being fully aware of what is happening is heartbreaking as it's something many real kids experience. As an adult, it only took me a couple hours to complete this book, but it has resparked my love for her books and I rushed today to borrow all of her teenage fiction that was available at my library. In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate.