Queenie
(6 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Doubleday
It's 1953, and Elizabeth is about to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie's mother works as a showgirl in a theatre, so Elsie lives with her lovely Nan, and they dream of attending the coronation together. But then tragedy strikes - Nan gets TB and is taken into a sanatorium. It's a double shock for Elsie when she discovers she has TB too.
Elsie must spend several months in a leg-brace, confined to bed, in a specialist children’s hospital. But at the hospital, she finds solace through new friendships with those around her - including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat - and finds inventive ways to entertain the other children on the ward.
Jacqueline Wilson demonstrates the power of storytelling in this historical novel, which lovingly recreates the 1950s in full period detail.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Martha, 13 May 2020
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Lovely book can some one type out the story for everyone to see as none of us should all have to pay
BookTrust reply: Hello, you could see if your local library stocks it? If not, libraries will usually let you request books. Good luck finding it.
Medic Girl, 23 February 2017
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This book is really good. But there are some sad bits like her granny getting TB. I recommend this for children 9 and over. I would rate it 4 stars, it hasn't reached 5 stars yet.
Panda953, 31 January 2016
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I can't believe how amazing this brill book is. I 100 percent hate the horrid mother, how unfair and mean she is to her own daughter. The Nan is so lovely and loving to Elsie, I loved her. It was clever how Wilson put Elsie as an old lady at the end. LOVE THIS BOOK.
Cherryblossom13, 11 August 2015
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Queenie is soooo good!!! Elsie is ill and is whisked away to Miltree Hospital. Elsie hopes that she and Nan will be better in time for the Queen's coronation. This story was set in 1953. That's when Jacqueline Wilson was nearly 8.
Jacqueline Wilson Fan, 03 May 2015
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Poor Elsie! This book is the best book ever, recomended to all ages.
Pippi, 01 March 2015
Elsie is so brilliant coping in that splint! a brilliant historical story about illness