Baby Love

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Ultimately, Jacqueline Wilson is and always has been a gem and smashing through this was just what I needed. Laura herself does grow as a character when she thinks about the expectation placed on her vs Leon, but that is briefly stated and then never mentioned again really. The story gripped me and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey Laura went through without having to think too hard.

Ross Welford introduces Time Travelling with a Tortoise, the sequel to Time Travelling with a Hamster, and a whole new time travel adventure! Shame about Nina and Daniel (both of whom I really liked) but at the same time, I couldn't see how Laura and their lives would fit together again after everything. Wilson mi ha sempre stupito per la delicatezza con cui scriveva di certi argomenti in libri che erano per ragazzine intorno ai dieci, dodici anni. Jacqueline Wilson undoubtedly has a talent for writing from the point of view of children/teenagers.Moreover, the story is followed by two notes from Adoption UK and the Schools Consent Project for anyone who may have been affected by the tale. She lived in a place where there wasn’t much hope and perhaps, she developed much more than I’ve given her grace for.

I will always wonder at her ability to understand and translate such tough subjects and emotions into her words so beautifully. The book still had the cosines of Wilson's previous books, but obviously had its darker aspects to it as well. With rare exceptions such as bank holidays, the book group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.Although this is a work of historical fiction, it touches on issues of consent, women's rights, adoption and family relationships that are still very relevant today. Set in the 1960s, this compelling YA novel follows Laura, who finds herself pregnant at the age of 14. Glad there is also an afterword on consent, because it may also empower readers to created firm boundaries to protect themselves and their well being.

The ending was a little bit too twee and happy ever after compared to what the reality would surely have been like, but I really enjoyed this look at a pregnant teenagers experience of a mother and baby home in 1959. Leon ends up having sex with Laura, it’s a blurred line of consent as we realise Laura doesn’t actually know what is happening and is therefore never able to say yes or no. The authors writing perfectly encapsulated the innocence and young nature of the main character, Laura, expertly writing her character and capturing the confusion, whirlwind and uncertainty that was being a young, unmarried, pregnant girl in these times. My heart ached at how one moment Laura is navigating life, family and friendship as an adoloescent and the next she's whisked off to a home. A trip to the local swimming pool begins with trepidation as Nina wears a bikini and a European holiday tan, and Laura squeezes into her old bathing suit with an anchor on her flat chest.

Nina immediately looks at ease and trying to match her confident friend, Laura agrees to one of the boys walking her home, including a detour on the way. What follows is a well-paced, emotional and intermittently heartwarming journey, one which will teach the value of families and friendships look like, the importance of consent and a good sex education.

One fantastic addition since the days when I was a YA were some notes from the author detailing how the ‘adult’ themes in the book and the access to help available .i started reading it this afternoon and when i say it was unputdownable i literally mean that i read for 3 hours straight and finished it.