Simply the best. Truly brilliant Sun Jacqueline Wilson has written another amazing book. If you love Tracy Beaker then you'll certainly enjoy this too CBBC News Shirley is billeted in the country, with two boys from East End London, Kevin and Archie –and their experiences living in the strange, half-empty Red House, with the mysterious and reclusive Mrs Waverley, will change their lives for ever. Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 million! I have read many books by this author and have enjoyed them immensely, but this book rose above them all for one specific detail: the history. Not only this, but the way the emotion has been captured and written to perfection enhances the quality of the picture you get in your head when reading. Certain sections of this book are very emotional, such as when Shirley has run away to find a special visitor at her house (you'll have to read the book to find out what I mean!) Occasionally, but in this genre more often than not, you come across tragedy. Coming into this book I realised the element of tragedy would be common, considering the subject matter, but this area which most children are upset by has been carefully written by Jacqueline. She has made all of the history seem real without feeling threatening. I know quite a bit about World War I and II from school and from ancestors with war connection but reading this has shown how the war effected not just several countries, but individual ordinary people. If I had the chance to find out more about war and how it affected people, I would take it. VE Day Concert Katherine Jenkins, Pixie Lott, Status Quo Lead Party at The Standard Retrieved 11 May 2015

Her 48-year-old daughter Emma is a professor of French literature and film at Cambridge University. The author is incredibly disciplined. For the last couple of weeks I have had the pleasure of reading, Wave Me Goodbye by Jacqueline Wilson. This book is a great read and I never got bored once; the thing that makes Wave Me Goodbye such an enjoyable read for me, was Chubby the house maid she isn't like any normal housewife and always has her own opinion which is usually right. This book just makes history so much more fun and easier to learn about, it is also a realistic story about an evacuee. I am now very excited to learn more about history and especially evacuees. Furthermore I am so eager to read any future books by Jacqueline Wilson especially ones with such a lovely ending like Shirley's. Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold. Medley: This is the Army Mister Jones (from "This is the Army") - F.D.R. Jones (from "The Little Do… Shirley later sends a postcard to her Mum which describes how it was on her first day and how horrible she found it, however it causes her Mum so much concern she travels to meet the women taking care of her daughter and is so horrified she wants to take Shirley to stay with her boss's relatives.

Jacqueline Wilson has written a lot of stories, and Wave Me Goodbye is one of her most recent books. Jacqueline Wilson writes realistic stories, and they are sometimes quite sad. She is now one of Britain's most famous authors, and she likes writing in different time periods. Wave Me Goodbye is a very good book, and I have enjoyed it loads. I hope lots more people read this book and enjoy it.

It adds up wonderfully, in that it’s perfectly possible to write two quite long books a year without too much stress.” My favourite character is Shirley Smith (The main character) she loves books and can't put them down (like me). She has a very bright imagination, and can imagine any character from any of her books and make them come to life. I also liked how Jacqueline Wilson left the story on a cliff hanger. I was really wondering by the end, did Shirley's dad die in the war? Was her Mum okay? What happened to all the children? Did they stay safe in the red house? Did Shirley's friend Jessica live happily with her granny after she was expelled from her school? Did Shirley ever see her again? All these questions were going round my head after I had finished the book. I enjoyed the book so much that I wished the book would go on and on forever.

This book made me think about how important it is that we remind ourselves to be bold and stand tall when Shirley said “I put both my thumbs under my chin and pushed upwards. Chin up, Shirley, I commanded” September, 1939: At the breakout of the Second World War , ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train. She doesn't know where she's going, or what's going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she's going on 'a little holiday'.