Jacqueline Wilson: The Lottie Project, Sleep Overs. Suitable for what age?

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DD has just been given these two books for her 7th birthday. I know Jacqueline Wilson writes for a wide age range and was wondering if these books are suitable for now or to be put away for a few years.
Any help would be greatful reiceved has it saves me having to read the books before I let her read them.

I htought they were for 10 years knid of age, but have never read them.

they are a very quick read, you could skim through them and decide. i remember the Lottie Project vaguely, maybe 7 a bit young but I don't recall anything awful in it.

DD1 read The Lottie Project at 7. I think it's OK (I've banned most Jacqueline Wilsons so far, as I don't think she's ready for 'issues' just yet, but she brought home The Lottie Project from the library and it seemed innocuous.

Thanks, how about "Sleep Overs"

Sorry... haven't read that one. DH let DD bring some really unsuitable JWs (think abortion, domestic violence, etc.) home from the library once, and I freaked (she's still not quite 8) and have banned them till she's older! [over-reaction emoticon ]

Lottie Project is fine for 7. I don't know Sleepovers.

My 7 year old enjoyed sleep overs, the issues it deals with are bullying and also the girl in the story has a severly disabled sister. it has a happy ending and I found it a good conversation starter with my daughter about disability issues. The only bit i can think of that might be unsuitable is that the naughty girl in the book brings scary horror films to the sleep overs, so if your daughter is very frightned by this sort of thing it might be one to miss (or you could read it to her and skip the descriptions of the scary videos, which is what i did!)

Both of them are fine for a 7 year old - they are some of the "younger" ones. Sleepovers has some stuff about bullying in it iirc.

The biggest problem with JW books, of course, is that they are not actually all that good! And once you've read two or three at each "stage" you've read them all

Janeite runs away quickly!

I am very hard line on this issue - and I would let a 7 year old read these two, I think. There are lots that I wouldn't let anyone read under 12ish - by which time most girls have grown out of JW anyway!

I really enjoyed a JW book about a bed and breakfast.There was some 'bad' language in it. I had to explain some awkward things to my 9 year old.I quite like those awkward moments though- like when they want to know what a Paedophile is ,for example.

The two books mentioned should be fine for that age. They are about, respectively, bullying and accepting a stepfather/small stepbrother. Not the usual Jacqueline Wilson Social Services setting.

In both cases, compassion triumphs in the end and there is a happy ending for the main character. Both main characters have loving supportive families, whose values are gradually internalised by the daughters.