12 year old obsessed with Jacqueline Wilson books.. Aibu to think there is better out there?

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My 12 year old has come back from the library with another stack of Jacqueline Wilson books. I've flicked through some & they are mildly inappropriate but are in the young readers section.. I love that she is a bookworm but aibu to be annoyed with her obsession with Jacqueline Wilson?

@aquaspot that particular book is one aimed at older readers. They really shouldn't have had it in a primary school library. Bit naughty of them.

Maybe one of the previous posters above who say 12 is too old for JW and presume they’re all for primary age work there!

Divorce, foster care, child abandonment, adoption, mental health issues. That kind of thing.

12 years old can easily have had to cope with divorce, or foster care etc though.
If it's written age appropriately, what's the problem?

A lot of children go through those things in their childhood. I did, and it was so nice to read books that I could relate to.

Even for children who don't go through those things I think it's great that they can read about them to understand what some other children have experienced in life.

I absolutely loved those books at that age. Didn't do me any harm

I remember reading the JW books obsessively as a child. I loved them and the fact they were topics/family situations usually avoided for children. I had a tricky childhood and it made me feel normal but I think they also showed me what like can be like for other children and opened eyes in a good way. There are a few I'd avoid- the Love Letters one about the relationship with a teacher and the Illustrated Mum with the suicide attempt. Probably some others too but those are the ones I remember being very full on.

Sadly, the themes you've mentioned are relatable to a lot of children. If they are dealing with those situations, surely it's a good thing that a child in any of those circumstances knows they are not alone.

I’d honestly be overjoyed if my 13 year old (and 10 year old) read anything without being nagged. When I take them to the library with me you should hear the moaning. I read some JW books to my daughter and quite enjoyed them.. I was a big Judy Blume fan back in the day though.

They seem appropriate topics, though I'd have been bored stiff by them. I wanted adventure, and swash-and-buckle at twelve, not angst in a bed-and-breakfast hotel. I still do prefer swash-and-buckle, come to think of it - am bored stiff by literary novels that explore a marriage etc.

I was hoping she would be reading more educational books during the summer

Do you want to read education books when you're on holiday?

Don't worry, I was obsessed with Guy de Maupassant at her age. Sounds awful, I know, my parents had words with me, but both Guy and Jaqueline are nothing like what they see online these days.