Book description
India lives in a large, luxurious house with a mum she can't stand
and a dad she adores, though he hasn't had much time for her recently.
She seeks solace in her journal, which she keeps in sincere imitation
of her heroine, Anne Frank. Treasure lives on the local council estate
with her loving and capable grandmother. She is devoted to her nan but
lives in fear of having to go back to live with her mother and violent
stepfather.
A chance meeting sparks a great friendship between the girls. And
when Treasure has to run away to avoid her stepfather, India comes up
with a hiding place inspired by her favourite writer. India hasn't got
a real secret annexe like Anne Frank - but she has got a hidden attic
. . .
Jacqueline Wilson is one of Britain's bestselling authors, with
more than 35 million books sold in the UK alone. She has been honoured
with many prizes for her work, including the Guardian Children's
Fiction Award and the Children's Book of the Year. Jacqueline is a
former Children's Laureate, a professor of children's literature, and
in 2008 she was appointed a Dame for services to children's literacy.
'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES
'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance'
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional
issues' BOOKSELLER
