Title: Bad Girls

Author: Jacqueline Wilson

Reviewer: Sammy N, Quarryhill School

The characters

Mandy is nice, kind, quiet and good at school, but she hates what her mum makes her wear, hates her hair because it is tied up in pigtails, and hates being bullied.

Tanya is nice to Mandy, loud and doesn’t go to school, but a bad part of Tanya is that she steals stuff and gives them to Mandy, so that she doesn’t get blamed.

What happens in the story
Mandy starts hanging about with a girl who is older than her called, Tanya. One day, Tanya takes Mandy to the park, then they go to a shop and Tanya steals a green velvet scrunchy, (a bobble). Afterwards, they go to another shop called, Indigo, and Tanya, yet again steals something. A knitted jumper. But this time she wasn’t so lucky, they were caught by the police!

What part was the best
The whole book was brilliant, but the bit I liked best, was when they had circle time because it made them realise what bullying can lead to.

What part wasn’t so good
Everything was good, and I wouldn’t change anything, even if I got the chance!

Funny or scary
The story made me feel kind of annoyed because I really don’t think that the bullies, Kim, Sarah, and Melanie, would have liked to be bullied.

What did you learn from the story
I learnt not to bully people for no reason what so ever, and also not to steal because if you do the stuff doesn’t belong to you, and in stealing things you upset people.

Recommending the book
I would recommend this book to a friend because I’m sure that they would probably enjoy it as much as I did.