Book info

• Title Girls in Tears
• Author Jacqueline Wilson
• Year 2002
• Genre Young Adult

The girls are back – but they're not very happy! Ellie's glorious romance with Russell is teetering on the rocks. Magda's lost her pet and is desperately upset (though the others didn't even know she had a hamster!). And Nadine is fed up with the other two lecturing her about the dangers of meeting someone from the internet IRL – she thinks the guy she's chatting to online is wonderful...

Thoughts

I wanted to read this to finish up the early part of the Girls series because I know there’s a newer book out with a more adult view - the girls have obviously grown up and have a whole different set of issues to deal with. In this one, it’s a lot about boyfriends with the boys being annoying in different ways, and also looking at the dangers of meeting up with someone you find online. There’s also grief in different forms and plenty of other drama to contend with, all in Wilson’s trademark open style.

Rating: 4 / 5