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Description for Queenie
Paperback. It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London to see the celebrations on Coronation Day. Elsie lives with her Nan - her mum works as a showgirl, so she's not around very often. Spirited and imaginative, but often lonely, Elsie longs for a best friend. Luckily, she and Nan are very close. Illustrator(s): Sharratt, Nick. Num Pages: 416 pages, B/W throughout. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB; YX. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London to see the celebrations on Coronation Day. Elsie lives with her Nan - her mum works as a showgirl, so she's not around very often. Spirited and imaginative, but often lonely, Elsie longs for a best friend. Luckily, she and Nan are very close; Elsie just wishes she was allowed a cat to keep her company sometimes.
Then tragedy strikes.
Nan and Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis, and Elsie finds herself whisked away to the children's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yearling
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780440869887
SKU
KMK0016076
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson (Author) Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies ... Read more
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