SuitabookIndependence and protection
Tina is smaller than her triplet sisters and is treated cautiously because of her health, while school separation asks her to manage more independently.
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Jacqueline Wilson - Author
A realistic school-and-family story about a small triplet seeking greater independence, with friendship developing through a butterfly-garden project and factual butterfly material extending beyond the narrative.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA realistic school-and-family story about a small triplet seeking greater independence, with friendship developing through a butterfly-garden project and factual butterfly material extending beyond the narrative.
Tina is smaller than her triplet sisters and is treated cautiously because of her health, while school separation asks her to manage more independently.
Selma initially frightens or bullies Tina, then the girls work together on a butterfly garden and become friends.
Tina develops an interest in butterflies, helps create a school butterfly garden, and the book includes butterfly facts and related activities.
Pay particular attention to violence and harm.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.