SuitabookFriendship across unequal circumstances
India and Treasure become friends despite living in very different homes and having contrasting relationships with adults.
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Jacqueline Wilson - Author
This is an emotionally direct friendship story about loneliness, unequal home circumstances and the secrets children keep when adults seem unreliable. Its diary form brings both girls’ feelings and judgements close to the reader.
India lives in a large, luxurious house with a mum she can't stand and a dad she adores, though he hasn't had much time for her recently. She seeks solace in her journal, which she keeps in sincere imitation of her heroine, Anne Frank. Treasure lives on the local council estate with her loving and capable grandmother. She is devoted to her nan but lives in fear of having to go back to live with her mother and violent stepfather. A chance meeting sparks a great friendship between the girls. And when Treasure has to run away to avoid her stepfather, India comes up with a hiding place inspired by her favourite writer. India hasn't got a real secret annexe like Anne Frank - but she has got a hidden attic . . .
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is an emotionally direct friendship story about loneliness, unequal home circumstances and the secrets children keep when adults seem unreliable. Its diary form brings both girls’ feelings and judgements close to the reader.
India and Treasure become friends despite living in very different homes and having contrasting relationships with adults.
India keeps a journal, Treasure hides from her stepfather, and both girls are affected by adults who fail to provide dependable care.
Treasure’s fear of a violent stepfather, running away and hiding create the clearest points for attention. India’s loneliness, neglect and intense need for friendship also bring emotional vulnerability into the story.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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