Review of ‘Opal Plumstead’ By Jacqueline Wilson
Guest Review by Amie age 10
We were recently offered the chance to review Opal
Plumstead, Jacqueline Wilson’s 100th book and immediately thought of
our friend Amie, who is a huge fan. She jumped at the chance to read it and
share her thoughts with us.
Amie really enjoyed the book, which is set during World War
One and tells the story of Opal’s family life. Opal comes from a modest
background but when it looks like her father’s book is going to be published
the family are delighted to think they might soon have some more money. They
start to spend more than they should and then when the publication of the book
falls through, rather than tell his family her Father keeps up the pretence, stealing
from his work to fund their spending. Inevitably he gets caught and ends up
being put into prison. Opal then has to find work to help support the family
and her story continues from there.
Amie says she loved the fact that there are lots of twists and
turns along the way, which kept you interested in what was coming next. She
really enjoyed learning about the time the book was set in and the events that
surrounded this time, particularly the suffragette movement which features in
the book. She also liked the fact that Opal wrote letters to her Father without
her Mother knowing. Overall Amie really enjoyed this book giving it a score of
5/5 and would recommend it to children age 9-14.
A quick note from
Luke’s Mum….
Opal Plumstead is a good read with an interesting story line
and it will keep Jacqueline Wilson fans well entertained for a fair while.
From an adult point of view I feel this book covers some
quite grown up issues so would personally recommend it for the older group
within Amie’s recommended age group or for more mature children within the
younger side of it.
