Wave Me Goodbye

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This book was amazing I couldn't stop reading! I loved Archie because of his funny personality and joyful attitude. I thought the history in the book was definitely very realistic and it has inspired me to research more about World War 1 and the evacuees. Music can play a key role in a film or TV series as the use of songs can help add just the right feeling to each scene or set piece. Does she ever take a break? “No, I should, and friends and family say, ‘Oh, for goodness sake, just enjoy yourself’. I’ve done it for two or three days occasionally but I feel restless. I know it sounds completely mad but there’s nothing to think about when I’m doing something boring. I would miss writing, terribly, if I didn’t still write books.It adds up wonderfully, in that it’s perfectly possible to write two quite long books a year without too much stress.”

Kevin and Archie were probably Shirley's least expected partners for billeting. When they got her the tunic I thought of what she would look like and she looked horrendous in the clod hoppers and shirt. I really enjoyed this book and I think Jacquline Wilson is a really good writer. I think she should write more stories of these children in World War 2 as they are really good stories. I thought that the part where Shirley goes and says "bye" to her mum was very sad. This book made me want to find out more about this period in history and read more books by this author.Sometimes children ask me, ‘How many more books are you going to write?’ I say, ‘As many as I can’.” I really enjoyed this book by Jacqueline Wilson. It was intruiging and I couldn't put it down. My favourite character in the whole book was Shirley with her love for books and her eager-to-impress attitude. My favourite places in the book were probably the grounds of the house. They sounded really beautiful and mysterious.

Medley: This is the Army Mister Jones (from "This is the Army") - F.D.R. Jones (from "The Little Do… I really enjoyed Wave Me Goodbye because Jacqueline Wilson used different vocabulary and included some great Victorian language. I also really enjoyed the book because Jacqueline used amazing description which made the story very interesting. In the book the history was very realistic because it was all about the evacuees and the Second World War which made the story very enjoyable to read. I would definitely like to read more of Jacqueline Wilson's books because I really the style she writes in, especially the vivid description she uses. I would also like to say that the cliff hangers she uses at the end of the chapters make you want to read on. Overall I really enjoyed the book. Stephen C. Shafer, British Popular Films, 1929-1939: the Cinema of Reassurance (Oxford: Routledge, 1997), 186. Enjoyable, easy read- can never go wring with a children's book, particularly if it's written by Jacqueline Wilson. I have read many books by this author and have enjoyed them immensely, but this book rose above them all for one specific detail: the history. Not only this, but the way the emotion has been captured and written to perfection enhances the quality of the picture you get in your head when reading. Certain sections of this book are very emotional, such as when Shirley has run away to find a special visitor at her house (you'll have to read the book to find out what I mean!) Occasionally, but in this genre more often than not, you come across tragedy. Coming into this book I realised the element of tragedy would be common, considering the subject matter, but this area which most children are upset by has been carefully written by Jacqueline. She has made all of the history seem real without feeling threatening. I know quite a bit about World War I and II from school and from ancestors with war connection but reading this has shown how the war effected not just several countries, but individual ordinary people. If I had the chance to find out more about war and how it affected people, I would take it.

You really do get absorbed in a different world. You’re not thinking, ‘Oh God, I feel ill’ or ‘What’s going to happen next?’ It’s a good way of just coping, I suppose. Jacqueline continued writing throughout her two-year, thrice-weekly dialysis treatments and says: “If you happen to be in hospital or having some kind of treatment, a wonderful way of diverting yourself – even better in a way than reading a book – is writing a book. VE Day Concert Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott, Status Quo Lead Party at The Standard Retrieved 11 May 2015