SuitabookLittle Stars
Jacqueline Wilson
- Reading
- Pause after a suspenseful episode to check how the characters are feeling, then invite your reader to predict what each might want next without needing to settle on one answer.
- Themes
- Protecting a friend with different hopes: Hetty wants to protect Diamond, who longs for an ordinary childhood, while Hetty dreams of a future on stage. The overview establishes a tension between loyalty and differing hopes, but does not show how either character’s wishes are treated or resolved.
- Performing and pursuing a future: Hetty and Diamond seek places as music-hall artistes and become part of Mrs Ruby’s show. The story includes the appeal of performance and a hoped-for future, but the overview does not establish whether it presents show business positively or critically.
- Worth knowing
- Danger at the music hall and Hetty’s efforts to protect Diamond may bring suspense or worry; the nature and severity of the danger are not made clear.