The Runaway Girls

Jacqueline Wilson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:18th Mar '21

£12.99

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A brand new Victorian novel for younger readers from the beloved, bestselling children's author, Jacqueline Wilson!



When Lucy runs away from home, Kitty shows Lucy how to survive - where to find the best picnic leftovers in the park, and which trees makes the best beds. Lucy learns quickly and shows Kitty her own skills - befriending families to get free meals and singing beautiful melodies for the crowds.

The must-have new Victorian novel from bestselling, much-loved children's author, Jacqueline Wilson.

Victorian London, 1851. Queen Victoria is on the throne and the Great Exhibition is about to open!

Lucy Locket lives with her father, the New Mother and the New Baby. They sent away her beloved Nurse and replaced her with a horrid governess. Lucy desperately wants someone to be kind to her, and to have some fun - there's very little of that in her house.

Kitty Fisher is a street performer who earns tin for her supper by tumbling. She has always lived on the street and on her wits, with only the kind Gaffer to help her. But now Gaffer is gone, and Kitty is all alone.

When Lucy runs away from home, Kitty shows Lucy how to survive - where to find the best picnic leftovers in the park, and which trees makes the best beds. Lucy learns quickly and shows Kitty her own skills - befriending families to get free meals and singing beautiful melodies for the crowds.

But the streets of Victorian London are dangerous and soon the girls find themselves under threat from thieves - and even worse, the Workhouse!

The story shows how two completely different people can come together and make an unstoppable team - and how brave children can be. Some scenes - such as the one in the workhouse - will make your heart beat really hard. If you like Jacqueline Wilson's stories or want to find out what life was like for children in the 1800s, you will love this book. 8/10 * Independent *

ISBN: 9780857535986

Dimensions: 222mm x 162mm x 31mm

Weight: 493g

320 pages