Diamond - Softcover

Wilson, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471364267 ISBN 13: 9781471364266

Publisher: Galaxy, 2013

Synopsis

Diamond wasn’t always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter—and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies. A mysterious stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father.

Diamond is sold and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield’s Travelling Circus. Her master is wicked and greedy. But there are true friends to be found at the circus, including the glorious Emerald Star, Tanglefield’s brand-new ringmaster, and Diamond’s heroine.

The crowds adore her, but when life at the circus becomes too dangerous to bear any longer, what will the future hold for Diamond? And will her beloved Emerald be a part of it?

About this title

About the Author:

Jacqueline Wilson is a hugely successful children’s author and has won a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children’s Book of the Year and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. In 2002 Jacqueline received an OBE for services to literacy in schools. She was the highest-borrowed author in British libraries in the last decade.

Review:

"She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance." --Independent on Sunday

"Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues." --Bookseller

About this edition

• Publisher: Galaxy
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1471364267
• ISBN 13: 9781471364266
• Binding: Paperback