Waiting for the Sky to Fall

Name: Waiting for the Sky to Fall
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780192714855

by Unknown Author

204 pages1987Oxford University Press, USAISBN 9780192714855

Fiction Sisters Family problems Children's fiction Family life, fiction Sisters, fiction England, fiction

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Worried about passing her school examinations, a fifteen-year-old English girl seeks comfort from a new boyfriend but hides the relationship from her bullying father, obese mother, and clinging, younger sister.

Publication Details

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1987
Pages: 204
ISBN: 9780192714855

About Unknown Author

Dame Jacqueline Wilson DBE FRSL (born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her large readership. Since her debut novel in 1969, Wilson has written over 100 books. When Wilson began to focus on writing, she completed several crime fiction novels before dedicating herself to children's books. At the age of 40, she took A-level English and earned a grade A. She had mixed success with about 40 books before the breakthrough to fame in 1991 with The Story of Tracy Beaker, published by Doubleday. As her children's novels frequently feature themes of adoption, divorce and mental illness, they tend to attract controversy, yet are well loved by children and adults alike.