A captivating Victorian adventure about family troubles and big dreams from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.
'I'm going to a place called Grand Theatre and I'm going to be a dancer in a pantomime!'
Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim. After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and sisters are all alone, with hardly any food or money. With empty stomachs and scrambling for pennies, they've got to fend for themselves.
When Tess's big brother and sister go out to look for work, she has to stay in class at The Ragged School and take care of their baby sister Ada. But Tess is determined that even though she is poor, she will still get to go to the ball…or at least to dance in the Cinderella pantomime at the Grand Theatre…
| ISBN: | 9780241684177 |
| Publication date: | 5th June 2025 |
| Author: | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Illustrator: | Rachael Dean |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 332 pages |
| Reading age: | 7+ |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity Stories about Family and Friends |
A captivating Victorian adventure about family troubles and big dreams from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.'I'm going to a place called Grand Theatre and I'm going to be a dancer in a pantomime!'Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim. After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and sisters are all alone, with hardly any food or money.
Star of the Show is aimed at readers aged 7 and over.
Star of the Show features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dance, ballet, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity, Stories about Family and Friends
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
Star of the Show was written by Jacqueline Wilson and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Star of the Show has 332 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.