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A funny, heartbreaking and hopeful story of one girl's resilience, from the author of the bestselling Tracy Beaker series.
Esme's mum would do anything for her, including trying to steal the expensive dolls house that Esme desperately wants. When Mum gets caught, Esme finds out that life in foster care can be challenging - especially when you're known as a bit of a troublemaker.
When a placement proves hard to find, Esme has to stay with an elderly couple who have retired from fostering. She knows she only has to stay until Mum gets back, but she still has to deal with a new school, and a real idiot of a class bully.
Esme might like to cause trouble, but this time she is going to have to find a way to get along.
© Jacqueline Wilson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
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Jacqueline Wilson Biography
Jacqueline Wilson is a much loved and hugely successful English children’s book author. She was born in Bath in 1945 but grew up in Kingston Upon Thames, not far from London.
Her writing often deals with difficult but essential topics such as divorce, bullying and mental illness and her fans say they really feel she u
