Lily Alone

Lily Alone--------------------------------------------------Lily isn't home Alone - but she sort of wishes she was, looking afterher three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility. When Mum goesoff on holiday with her new boyfriend and her stepdad fails to showup, Lily is determined to keep the family together and show they cancope without any grown-ups. But taking care of 6-year-old twins, her3-year-old sister and the family's flat feels overwhelming and Lilyis worried that school or social services might discover their situationand break up the family. What could be better than to take all thelittle ones for a camping adventure in the park? Plenty of space torun about, no carpet to vacuum, and surely no chance anyone will guessthey're there...--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known andhugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7.THE ILLUSTRATED MUM was chosen as the British Children's Book of theYear in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children'sBook Award for DOUBLE ACT, which was also highly commended for theCarnegie Medal. In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services toliteracy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. In 2009she was Britain's most-borrowed author from libraries. 'A brilliantwriter of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed forall cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a raregift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER