The Story of Tracy Beaker
(28 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Random House
Tracy Beaker is a funny, imaginative and articulate ten-year-old girl, but she can also be angry, impulsive and a bit violent too. Tracy lives in a children's home but constantly hopes that her absent, glamorous mum will come and take her away.
One day Cam visits the home, to write a piece on the children. Tracy, being something of a writer herself, resolves to help out. The two form a bond and Tracy begins to wonder if Cam might represent a way out of the home for good.
Tracy's story is told as a series of diary entries, liberally illustrated with doodles and drawings from the pen of Nick Sharratt. She is an endearing narrator and her bouts of temper serve only to make her seem more believable. Both funny and touching by turns, it is easy to see why Tracy's story has become a modern-day classic.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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rosi, 09 March 2022
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I have to say Tracy beaker has strong opinions of things and I’m nowhere near as daring as her but I found the book funny 😂 anyhow (anyhoo)
Martha, 13 May 2020
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i loved this book because tracy is so imaginative and crazy like me and i could understand everything she was going through the whole time i was reading this book. it was also constantly making me laugh and i enjoyed reading it. jacqueline wilson is one of my favourite authors.
raquel, 23 February 2020
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It is very interesting to read
Cyndi, 14 May 2017
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love it
saff, 22 November 2016
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I like this book because tracy beaker is hetty feather when she was young and how she went into care so this is a good book
Rosie, 03 September 2016
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at the beginning I thought her mum would come and I felt sad when she did not come
kitty kat 4 life, 28 June 2016
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I'm going to give the book 5 because I love Tracy beaker and because she is a very good and lovely author and she wrote the most beautiful story's ever.
#prettylove.GIRL, 23 April 2016
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Too good
Priyanka, 29 February 2016
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Awesome
Bob, 01 February 2016
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Tracy is a very determined girl, she always tells the rest of the care kids that her mum is in Hollywood. And that she will rescue her. But is she telling the truth, will her mum take her out of the care? why don't you find out by reading the book.
Panda953, 31 January 2016
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Very funny! A great first start for Jacqueline Wilson books! The book's main character, Tracy, is a child in care. She is a little bit self-centered.... but she can't help it... her mum is still alive and a famous model.
Bella05, 31 December 2015
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A very funny book! It is a great first Jacqueline Wilson book!
Bella05, 30 December 2015
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I love this book
Mm, 21 December 2015
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This book is AMAZING! Im 11 yrs and i recommend it to every leprecorn in the world of dragons! Minions have rated it 10/1000 so it must be amazicallll.
Unicorn.x., 22 November 2015
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All of Jacqueline Wilson books are really good and funny, they're so good that I finish an entire book in under 24 hours.
Destiny, 13 November 2015
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I really like this book because it is very imaginative and funny and sometimes has a moral to it.
Hannah, 02 September 2015
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I have read this book and I think it is a awesome book for people that are looking for a really good book to find. :)
Siena, 27 August 2015
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I love the fact she is called tracy
Tracy, 19 August 2015
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Tracy wishes that her beautiful, glamours mother will come back and let her live with her. I think Tracy is brave, and a bit of a tomboy, I loved this book, really imaginative. Jacqueline Wilson is one of my top 3 favorite authors!
Cherryblossom13, 13 August 2015
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Awesome book and the drawings are amazing too
Me, 10 June 2015
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This book is a hilarious book and Tracy Beaker is a phenomenal and hilarious character. I recommend this to any age and I found this a beautiful book although it wasn't my favorite.
Junatina, 10 August 2014
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i like it i wont to read more i love your books
paris, 13 July 2014
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i like this book because it is really funny! tracy is a girl whom is rude to people at the dumping ground. i rate this 100 out of 10 because it is a really good book
fatima, 29 May 2014
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I liked this story because sometimes the characters act like my friends and it feels like its real life.
Grace, 22 October 2013
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The story of Tracy Beaker I think this book is good because Tracy is very fierce much like Hetty Feather which is one of my favourite books.
Holly, 21 October 2013
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The story of Tracy Beaker I think this book is good because Tracy is very fierce much like Hetty Feather which is one of my favourite books.
Holly, 21 October 2013
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i thought the story of tracy beaker was one of the best jacquine wilsons books. it was very funny.
lucy, 20 October 2013
I want to read it