Opal Plumstead
(8 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books
To coincide with its centenary, Jacqueline Wilson has written a weighty 520-page story set in the run-up to World War I. Fourteen-year-old Opal's family falls on hard times when her accountant father foolishly forges a cheque to support his family. When he is arrested, they are reduced to penury, and feisty Opal, a clever scholarship girl at school, has instead to find work in a local factory. Here she encounters both bullying and friendship, encouragement in her art work, an introduction to women's suffrage, and ultimately love. The final chapter shows how World War I both destroys and encourages different aspects of her life, as it did for many girls.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Melissa, 24 Awst 2023
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This book is very good and very educating.
Isra, 4 Mai 2020
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I haven't yet finished it but so far so good!!!
Aiyana, 31 Rhagfyr 2018
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I loved it, if you liked it u should read all the bright places by Jennifer Niven
Elbee, 15 Chwefror 2016
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This was my favourite book this year! It actually sets way back, during World War One and has some parts about the suffragettes! However, I must warn you that it has a sad ending. I truly reccommend it!
Bella05, 30 Rhagfyr 2015
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i think it is amazeballs.
rebecca, 11 Rhagfyr 2015
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this story was heartbreaking and emotional as you got deeper into the story. i would definitely recommend this book to someone aged 12-16 and who loves romance books.
winterghost67, 28 Gorffennaf 2015
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This book is confusing, with big words and set in an old fashioned way. It is a little tedious in some parts, although some parts are so exiting my hands got sweaty! Overall, it is a great book, full of excitement and sadness.
Cherryblossom13, 22 Gorffennaf 2015
I loved this book. I got so lost in the world of Opal. An unexpecting ending. Im 31 and still love reading Jacqueline Wilson!