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Queenie
Queenie | Jacqueline Wilson
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Its 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London to see the celebrations on Coronation Day. Elsie lives with her Nan her mum works as a showgirl, so she's not around very often. Spirited and imaginative, but often lonely, Elsie longs for a best friend. Luckily, she and Nan are very close; Elsie just wishes she was allowed a cat to keep her company sometimes. Then tragedy strikes. Nan and Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis, and Elsie finds herself whisked away to the children's ward of the hospital. Confined to bed for months on end, Elsie finds it very hard to adapt to the hospital's strict regime. But she invents astonishing ways of entertaining the other children on the ward, and for the first time finds herself surrounded by true friends including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat. Finally, Elsie is well enough to leave hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor...
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Queenie | Jacqueline Wilson
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After a cold rainy week in Dorset the sun came out today for the Queen. A day on the beach, an evening eating yummy BBQ (and toasting HRH) and now it‘s time to cuddle up and finish my book 😊

tpixie What a royal 👸🏼 celebration! 2y
Texreader Yay!! 🇬🇧 2y
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Queenie | Jacqueline Wilson
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Recently finished these books. Reviews to follow.

#queen #readingresolutions @Jess7 #may

BarbaraTheBibliophage Loooove that mug! And FYI, if you find the dialogue on the Hurston book difficult, the audio is fantastic. Ruby Dee (amazing deceased actress) does the narration and is fantastic. 6y
EadieB @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘m listening to it at the moment. Great narrator! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Isn‘t she? 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
dariazeoli I just finished an audio read of Dorian Gray. I really liked it! 6y
ladym30 Love the mug!! 6y
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