To read a Jacqueline Wilson book as adult?

[LBirch02]

I picked up a JW book from a charity shop found it really good I know aimed probably at early teens - but thought it had a lot of themes adults could relate to - ‘grass not always greener’ issues, dealing with very unexpected disappointments, blended families, different personalities in families etc. I really enjoyed it.

I’m going to get some Judy Blume. No you enjoy your books,

I’ve just googled and it wasn’t sleepover club I read, it was an American series called Sleepover Friends. From the 80s.

Nope - l started reading the one about the woman with lots of tattoos in the A and E waiting room while waiting for DP to get patched up after a football collision - He got stitched up before l'd finished and l had to take it with me to see how it ended! ( Bought it back later, l'm not a monster! )

I loved the Angus, thongs and full frontal snogging series as a teenager and every so often I will reread the whole series 🙈🙈 absolutely love it

I agree @LBirch02 - JW books do a great job of addressing a lot of issues that families face - I read loads to both my girls - we bought every one we could find.

I read Tim Bowler's River Boy last year - a really poignant book for Y6 readers (I've read it before) and I've also read Journey To The River Sea (Eva Ibbotson) in the past 5-6 years - another example from the golden age of brilliant children's literature we have been in for a couple of decades now - I keep looking for a 2nd hand copy of The Star of Kazan also by Eva Ibbotson that is also well reviewed for good Y6 readers. Nothing wrong with reading children's literature now and again - plenty of well written books to go at.

I loved The Suitcase Kid.

I remember reading it as a child and feeling deeply sad about the child’s broken home. I came from a lovely happy 2 parent home house and that book really educated me in how families come in all shapes and forms.

Also LOVED Judy Blume, Sweet Valley High and The Babysitters Club

@Snoopsnoggysnog

I LOVE re reading childhood books especially Judy Blume and Enid Blyton. Someone on here once said they were like her version of therapy and I agree. I have a literature degree but since having DC I can hardly focus on proper books.

I have a stressful job and I love getting into bed and reading a childhood favourite. It’s so soothing.

As my DC have got older I’ve read quite a few of their books - JW (never read any as a child), re read all the Harry Potters, really anything they’re reading.

I agree, it’s like a comfort blanket! I love Enid Blyton.

I borrowed Hetty Feather from the library a few weeks ago 🤣 never got round to reading it and wanted to. I’m 30 and don’t give a hoot.
I also bought my mum tracey beaker when it came out...and the follow up.

@InTheCludgie

I'm glad I read this thread. Am having trouble focusing on my usual books so have downloaded a library ebook of Sleepovers and am loving it so far! Never read any JW before but her books seem right up my street.

I’m the same, I didn’t know The Sleepover Club was on kindle - made my evening ! Very dated now with lots of references to Spice Girls, 911, Girl Talk magazine etc ... felt like a lovely trip back in time - bit of escapism from the real world !

I listened to the whole Anne of Green Gables series on audio during the beginning of the first lockdown. It was my favourite series as a child 50 years ago and l found it very comforting at that unsettling time. The voice was beautiful and my concentration for adult books had gone.
I must go back and search for other favourites..

Don’t see why not.
I bought a boxed set of the Narnia books to keep for Gdcs when older. I thoroughly enjoyed the first - The Magician’s Nephew - haven’t got around to the others yet.

And I still sometimes re read and enjoy some very old William books, that belonged to my DF. We used to have cassette tapes of them, as read by Kenneth Williams - hilarious. Young dds really enjoyed them on long car journeys.

I love JWs book about her childhood. Jacky Daydream I think it's called.

I love YA books and read them often. Read what you like, labels are meaningless

YANBU - I read a LOT of kid’s/YA novels. Recently read Holes. I do teach the children they’re aimed at so I have more of an incentive than I used to, but I’ve always enjoyed books for younger readers.

No reason why not! I don't have DC yet but have a whole shelf dedicated to my favourite kids books, Roald Dahl, Famous Five, Peter Rabbit and Paddington.

I've always reread children's books (and new ones in some cases.) If it's a good book, as long as your reading ability can manage it, it doesn't matter what age you are.

I have particularly reread a lot of children's books since lockdown, especially Blyton and Biggles (Biggles is far better written.) Currently reading through Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth books. I do read adult books, fiction and non-fiction, in between.

I saw The Lottie Project and The Suitcase Kid in Aldi last week and was so tempted to buy them! Ah the memories.

Kim by Rudyard Kipling is supposed to be a children’s book but as an adult I found it quite difficult