Emerald Star (Hetty Feather)

Emerald Star--------------------------------------------------This is a fantastic new adventure for brave, feisty Hetty Feather -one of Jacqueline Wilson's most well-loved characters. Since leavingthe Foundling Hospital, Hetty has seen her fair share of drama, excitement,tragedy and loss. After the death of her beloved mama, she sets offto find a real home at last - starting with the search for her father.But Hetty is no longer a simple country girl, and begins to fear she'llnever truly belong anywhere. And even when she is reunited with herbeloved childhood sweetheart Jem, Hetty still longs for adventure -especially when an enchanting figure from her past makes an unexpectedreappearance. Could a more exciting future lie ahead for Hetty?--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known andhugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7.She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including theBritish Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's FictionAward (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children'sBook Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commendedfor the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for servicesto literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She wasthe author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade.'Abrilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES'She should be prescribedfor all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Has a raregift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER