My book report is on ‘Bad Girls’ by Jacqueline Wilson.

Settings\Themes

In the book different themes are explored, including growing up, family life, friends and bullying.

Characters\Plot

The main character in the book is Mandy, her Parents, Tanya her new friend, Kim, Melanie and Sarah who bullies Mandy  .

The story is told from Mandy’s point of view. Mandy is an 11 year old girl. She is a very bright girl and doesn’t have many friends. Mandy gets bullied by Kim, Melanie and Sarah. Melanie used to be friends with Mandy and always said that she would never become friends with Kim but now she is. Mandy was walking home from school one day and saw Kim, Melanie and Sarah. She tries to ignore them but they start jeering her so she ran. As she ran she went running across the road. She stopped and fell to the ground because she saw a bus right on front of her. She doesn’t get hit by the bus although everybody thought she had but she dropped in fright. When Mandy’s at home from school for a few days after the incident she met this older girl called Tanya.

She’s a foster child across at the Williams. When the summer arrives Mandy stays at the William’s home because her mam is at work. Mandy and Tanya go shopping one day and let’s just say they got in big trouble. The next thing that happened was……………find out for yourself.

Style of writing

The style of writing features dialogue and narrative which Mandy is always included in. The story is told through Mandy’s eyes.

My View

I would highly recommend this book for the ages of 10-14. It is a very good book that any girl would understand.

The End

By Caroline Kenny