Bad Girls - by Jacqueline Wilson (Paperback)

About the Book

Mandy White is picked on by bad girls--until a bigger, badder girl becomes her special friend. Tanya, a foster child across the street, is nothing like Mandy. Mandy's overprotective mother wants her daughter to have nothing to do with the new neighbor. But Mandy is growing up and learning a lot about herself and the real world. Like sometimes bad girls are truly terrible bullies--and sometimes a bad girl can have the best heart and make the best friend. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

MANDY WHITE IS a good girl whom the bad girls like to pick on until a bigger, badder girl makes her her special friend. Tanya is a foster child across the street, and she s nothing like good little Mandy. She s fun and she s tough and she wears really cool clothes. Of course, Mandy s overprotective mother wants her precious little daughter to have nothing to do with the new neighbor. . . ."

Review Quotes

"Wilson proves that bad girls can make for a good story."
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Jacqueline Wilson has written over 70 books for young readers of all ages. In England, she has won the Children's Book of the Year Award for Double Act, The Suitcase Kid, and Girls in Tears.