#clover moon

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Honestly, on of my favourite scenes in Clover Moon is when Clover is making little dough people with the younger girls in the Sarah Smith Home, but she ignores Jane in favour of helping Pammy, who doesn't really need the help at the moment, leading to everyone kicking off.

I think it was really interesting. Clover very much seems to project Megs onto Pammy, even at the start when the attention makes Pammy uncomfortable, and her ignoring child who needs her in favour of a child she only likes (at the moment) because she reminds her of her dead sister is a very interesting thing for her to do.

She is imperfect and she is grieving, but it was definitely an important part of her development after moving into the home.

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My top Jacqueline Wilson Books

1.Clover Moon. It has dolls and I love dolls.

Also 1. Midnight. I just love it.

2.The Suitcase Kid. Idk,just really enjoyed it.

3. The Lottie Project,I like the way she switched from Charlie to Lottie.

4. The Tracy Beaker "Trilogy" an absolute classic.

5. Candyfloss. Good story.

6. Queenie. I really liked the cats.

Honoury mention. Paws and Whiskers.

7.Opal Plumstead. Still pissed about the love interest dying.

8. Wave me goodbye. Enjoyable plot,and dolls.

9. Sleepovers. First one I read,adored the sleepover descriptions.

10. Vicky angel, absolutely tragic book,adore it.

2 more honourable mentions,baby love,which I haven't read yet,and dustbin baby.

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Jacquiline Wilson my beloved❤

Just finished reading my sister's copy of Clover Moon and wow.

✨wow✨

It's been so long since I've read her books (more like 1 year lol) and I forgot how much I missed it.

God I forgot how much fun reading actual books is

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Jacqueline wilson really can’t write a period tale without mentioning hetty feather or tanglefield’s travelling circus 🎪

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Clover Moon by Jacqueline Wilson

Clover Moon by Jacqueline Wilson

I don’t really have the time to read many children’s books anymore, however I will always gladly make an exception for Wilson.

I think any author who can inspire children to pick up a book and read is worth their weight in gold. Jacqueline Wilson was a favourite of one of my daughters when she was younger. She is a voracious reader and she would literally consume the Wilson books.

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4 of 5 stars

This eBook was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 

Although now in her seventies, the Nation’s favourite children’s author, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, is continuing to write after surpassing one hundred novels. Many children (mostly girls) grow up reading her stories, myself being amongst that number. Even my sister, who hated reading, purchased a number of her books. It has been well over a decade since I last read a Jacqueline Wilson, however after seeing her latest novel was available for review, I thought I would give it a go.

Clover Moon is set in poverty-stricken Victorian London, where eleven-year-old Clover, the eldest of six siblings, lives with her father and stepmother. Like many stepmother’s in children’s literature, Clover’s treats her like a slave – a position she is destined to stay in unless she gets a job in a factory. With no school to attend, Clover becomes a second mother to her younger brother’s and sisters, yet nothing can prepare her for the devastating impact a wave of Scarlet Fever brings. With only an old doll maker who cares about her, Clover is desperate to get out of her situation; so after a chance meeting with an artist who tells her about a home for destitute girls, Clover decides to seek out the help and life she deserves.

Although only eleven, Clover has the responsibilities of someone of a more mature age. It is hard to imagine sending a child out to work, or trusting them to look after a newborn baby. Children reading this book will learn the difference between their lives and the life of a child in the 1800s.

As always, Jacqueline Wilson gives her main character a happy ending – although in this instance it still remains a bit uncertain. Despite the horrible circumstances, Wilson manages to pump her story full of enthusiastic optimism, thus portraying Clover as a strong, determined heroine.

Most of Jacqueline Wilson’s earlier books were set in the present day; there were still unhappy situations, but the settings were based on ideas the reader would be familiar with. In the case of Clover Moon, unless children have been educated about the poor in Victorian England, it is unlikely that they will be able to fully comprehend Clover’s predicament. As a result, the book is more suitable for young teenagers than the usual target audience of eight to twelve year olds. 

Comparing my memories of Jacqueline Wilson books I read as a child with her latest publication, Clover Moon felt like something different; a new direction. As I have not read any of her work between the early 2000s and now, I am not sure when this change occurred, but it feels as though Wilson is delving deeper into her main character’s thoughts and feelings, and creating a more insightful storyline. On the other hand, I may simply be more intuitive as an adult than I was a child.

Although Clover Moon did not turn out to be the style of writing I was expecting I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, this difference made it possible to distance myself from the author’s renown, and treat it as an individual story. Clover is an admirable character who, through her narration, provides both an entertaining story and brief historical education. Fans of Jacqueline Wilson will not be disappointed with this latest publication; and if you are a new reader, Clover Moon is a great place to start.