The Best Sleepover in the World: The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Sleepovers!

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A moving look at friendship, sleepovers and siblings from the much loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Read more Details Uncle Gary is amazing, and i loved how his drag queen persona was brought into the book as well, that was so good to see! You can also use the external lift near the Artists' Entrance on Southbank Centre Square to reach Mandela Walk, Level 2. It wasn’t even as if the friend group had a dramatic falling out or anything. Most dramatic was Bella deciding to go to Chloe's sleepover, because it honestly seemed a bit of out character for her. Bella was really nice in the first one, where here she’s almost mean, though maybe not realising it.

Amy, Bella, Chloe, Daisy and Emily are best friends at school, they even have their own Alphabet Club (just look at their initials!). Daisy is the newest member, she's desperate to fit in, even though Chloe is VERY unfriendly to her at times. To reach this entrance, enter the Royal Festival Hall via the Southbank Centre Square Doors. Take the JCB Glass Lift to Level 2 and exit to the Riverside Terrace. Turn right to find the Queen Elizabeth Hall main entrance. Daisy has just moved to a new school and making new friends is hard but when she joins Chloe, Emily Amy and Bella she thinks she is set. But Chloe always has to be the best, and soon the friends are split. Emily is now Daisy's best friend but when Chloe announces that she is going to throw THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD Daisy is worried her new friends will be forced by Chloe to choose between going to the sleepover and being friends with Daisy. Puffin are set to publish Jacqueline Wilson’s sequel to her novel Sleepovers, which was published 22 years ago.I also liked Lily's friend Natalie when she was introduced, though maybe she wasn't in the book for long enough. I think perhaps the book might have been better if the story had been told from Lily's perspective, or perhaps with alternating viewpoints from both Daisy and Lily. I think showing Natalie as having a different disability to Lily is actually really good as well, because disability looks different for every disabled person. If you're a fan of Jacqueline Wilson, I'm sure you won't be disappointed with this book, it was a fun little read during some annual leave from work. I think children reading Sleepovers today, should absolutely read The Best Sleepover In The World too. It will teach them, if they’re disabled, that they have a place in the world, and if they’re not, to be accepting of disability and differences. I know some have found the transition to modern life a little jarring, as the original book was set in the early 2000s and the sequel includes references to TikTok and drag queens, but to me it didn't read as weird or out of place, simply a different aspect of life at the primary school not shown in the first book. I think the addition of a drag queen was interesting, as I don't think all parents will necessarily enjoy the talk about nightclubs and might find the switching pronouns complicated. I'm not a parent, so I really don't know where I stand on this. I think maybe a little more explanation could've been nice, as I know as a child I would've been very confused by Uncle Gary's appearance as a woman and the use of she/her to refer to him, on and off! I loved this book so much!! I’m definitely outside of the intended audience at 20 years old but I was obsessed with the first book when I was younger (I read it at least 30 times lol) so when I found out there was a sequel I knew I had to read it!!

A sequel to Sleepovers, first published in 2001(!!) TBSITW follows on from the first book. The first chapter is a brief recap of the first book, which I was glad for, as its been a while! Daisy's former friend Chloe is throwing the world's best sleepover, and Daisy's sister, Lily, isn't going to let that happen,and they decide to throw their own sleepover on the same day, with their best friends and family.

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Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. Wilson is joined on stage by illustrator of the book, Rachael Dean, who draws some characters from the book live on stage.

A moving look at friendship, sleepovers and siblings from the much loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Read more Look Inside Details Sleepovers featured Daisy, the new girl at school who was desperate to fit in with her new friends in the Alphabet Club. There’s going to be a swim in a luxury pool, a special makeover for every guest, and a real-life meeting with a social media superstar.Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million! For step-free access from the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road to the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium seating (excluding rows A to C) and wheelchair spaces in the Rear Stalls, plus Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer and the Purcell Room, please use the Queen Elizabeth Hall main entrance.

But Daisy is left out. Daisy’s sister, Lily, is non-verbal, but she’s learned Makaton at her new school. She signs to Daisy that she wants her own sleepover. Former children’s laureate and author of more than 100 books, Wilson is one of Britain’s bestselling children’s authors. Known for characters like Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather, she has legions of loyal fans both in the UK and throughout the world.

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The book has an even more half-bothered ending than usual from JW (and that’s saying something!) because it just ends, mid-conversation, just like that. I might just be autistic here, but I'm not even sure Amy and Bella are still friends with Emily and Daisy, and if anyone is friends with Chloe now as well? I'm not sure who's friends with who! For access to the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium seating rows A to C and wheelchair spaces in the Front Stalls, please enter via the Artists' Entrance in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road (Level 1). Not much really happened in the book, and the writing was rather bland. Even the mean girl Chloe, who was an absolutely awful child in the first book, didn't really do much here. It's almost as if JW was worried about offending anyone if she made her mean character too mean. Which, come on, if you've read any of JW's other work, well it’s very colourful. It’s interesting. But this book is quite boring apart from the disabled kids and it’s rather sad. And the disabled kids are only done well because it's so refreshing to see disabled characters in media!