As a rule I love Jacqueline Wilson books and virtually anything she writes, but sadly this isn't one that translates well when reading as an adult. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame.

The Butterfly Club is a really good book and a really good story on making new friends. With some nice and mean characters. It is a really good animal story too with lots of illustrations. But will small Tina be able to cope with mean Selma and Kay-Leigh, will Mrs Lovejoy easy down on Tina or will she just have to fend for herself for the next year.I cannot believe the twists of Jacqueline Wilson putting herself into her own book. THIS WAS MARVELOUS! More please! There's definitely important themes about not knowing what other people are suffering through and therefore being nice to people rather than piling on BUT you have a child who is clearly suffering at the least physical abuse, but also emotional abuse and you have not only a parent but also a teacher who is aware of this, or at least suspects that this child isn't well treated, and they do absolutely nothing to support her. In fact Tina's mum seems to send mixed messages by saying her children should be nicer but then tries to stop her daughter going around the home for dinner and trying to cut her out of a TV show - she seemed like a bit of a bully herself in all honesty. There's also the fact that Selma's bullying of Tina goes completely unpunished; I don't think the teacher even really reprimands her. M.A. Bennett, bestselling author of STAGS, introduces her time-travel adventure series, The Butterfly Club, for middle grade readers.

To apply for a season at The Butterfly Club, write down as many of the items below as you can. Don't panic if you don't have all of it - even if you don't have most of it - send us what you do have and we'll get started. Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk. it was, uh... hm. i liked parts of it. the triplets' story and tina's medical issues were handled well. when does jacqueline wilson not handle difficult subjects well? The iconic local landmark now features a refreshed and re-designed front of house area including the new entrance, box office, bar, cafe and restaurant areas.

so what does jacqueline wilson do? does she write her protagonist telling her own parents about the child abuse she's witnessed? do any of the adults in the situation think "that's not right" and try to help the abused seven year old? Miss Lovejoy was the best character, she is the kind of teacher that everyone needs and wants - firm so you grasp everything in the lesson and damn right caring for her class. She goes out of her way like no teacher I have ever heard of, from visiting Tina with a present/get well cards/catch up lesson supplies when Tina had pneumonia, to helping her make a friend with another girl Selma who needed a friend and something positive to focus on. This was so so sweet, not only did the girls create a lovely butterfly garden to help wildlife and the planet, but Miss Lovejoy helped Tina bloom by herself and stand up to people and she let Selma feel loved and proud of herself and stopped her lashing out at people. When Mrs. Lovejoy asked Selma and Tina to help her develop a butterfly garden in the school the story changes. Tina develops her confidence in the process and becomes Selma's best friend. I chose the year 1894 because something very dramatic happens at the Greenwich Observatory in that year. But I can't tell you any more because it would be a massive spoiler! The club meets in secret every Thursday at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the home of time. Their work is based on a very brainy scientific idea which states that everything is connected - that the flap of a butterfly's wing in Mexico can start a tornado in Texas. It's called the Butterfly Effect and it suggests that a very tiny change can have a very big result. So it's a warning really - if the time-thieves change too much when they travel they might alter the whole of history - which of course, they do!