Synopses & Reviews
Beauty Cookson isnt beautiful. Her father chose her name because he wants her to be a confident, popular girl. She tries to fit in, but shes plain and awkward. All the girls at school make fun of her and have nicknamed her Ugly. Her mother thinks she needs a fun, creative nickname, something like . . . Cookie! But kids at school cant just be told to call her Cookie. And, even worse, her Dad doesnt approve. His already bad temper reaches frightening new heights. Will Cookie find the strength to stand up to her dad? And will she find a way to be the person she wants to be?
Review
“Wilsons talent shows again in this novel with strong, compelling characters and a plot that makes the book hard to put down.”—School Library Journal
“Wilsons extraordinary strength is the reliable, deeply comforting nature of her fiction, in which tough subjects are made approachable for younger readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Dame Wilsons fluid mastery of realistic family-and-friend problems is clear in this title, and, as Wilson's previous books, Sharratts cartoon-style illustrations introduce and foreshadow the action in each chapter.” —Booklist
Synopsis
Cookie is plain and shy, not the confident, popular girl his father wanted when he named her Beauty Cookson. Her mother agrees to help Cookie change her image, but her father doesn't approve, and this time his anger reaches frightening new heights. Will Cookie find the strength to stand up for herself? Illustrations.
Synopsis
Cookie is plain and shy, not the confident, popular girl her father wanted when he named her Beauty Cookson. Her mother helps her cook up a clever scheme to change her image--but, as usual, Dad doesn't approve, and this time his anger reaches frightening new heights. Will Cookie find the strength to stand up for herself? Honest and emotionally resonant, COOKIE faces tough issues with the unflinching directness and unflagging tenderness that make Jacqueline Wilson one of today's most admired-and popular-authors for young people.
Synopsis
Her father wants her to be beautiful and popular. She just wants to be happy.
About the Author
JACQUELINE WILSON is the author of 100 books, including CANDYFLOSS and BEST FRIENDS. Together, her titles have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. She was the 2005-2007 British Children's Laureate and has won many major literacy awards, including the Guardians Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize, and the Children's Book of the Year. In 2007 she became the first children's book author to be named a Dame. She lives in Kingston-on-Thames, England.