Little Stars (Hetty Feather)

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Hetty's memoirs are still going strong, and after her hard past, I believe she deserves her successful future - its only just begun. After putting together a ventriloquist show and naming themselves the little stars, Hetty learns that it’s actually harder work than it looks. Although Hetty had told her she didn't have to act anymore, and she was pleased to have Madame Adeline and Bertie with her, the fact remains that she still doesn't have the normal childhood she craves, and deserves. At the age of 20 I'm still keeping up to date with the Hetty Feather series after falling in love with it aged 14, but although the story of this volume was interesting, especially in terms of Hetty's further development into adulthood, I found it unfulfilling in relation to the story of the whole series.

Even though I've read this before the last three books felt new to me as I couldn't remember a thing that happened - even when I was reading it so it felt like I was reading it for the first time. They perform for the whole season, but when Diamond falls off the springboard and hurts herself, and is threatened by her master, Hetty takes Diamond and they run away. But the Cavalcade proves a dangerous place, and Hetty must fight to protect her darling Diamond, who longs for a normal childhood.Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. He was still very flirty as he was in Sapphire Battersea but this time it felt like he really, really cared deeply for Hetty, aswell as Diamond.

Now, seeking life as music hall artistes, our beloved characters are well-off with a place to stay where Hetty earns their keep sewing gowns for Miss Gibson from Gibson's Gowns, and performing a child novelty act in the Cavalcade music hall for Mrs Ruby. Hetty’s and Diamond’s adventures are a marvellous tale of theatrical life based on the stage stars of early days.I don't know, but it rubbed me the wrong way in book 3, and it did that much more so here, resulting in the 'sainted' Jem becoming a fallen angel in my books, a shattered ideal, much like he was to Hetty. Speaking of my favourites, dear Gideon, for the short time we saw him again, managed to make me love him even more than I already did.

Overall it was very enjoyable and a pleasure to read, a good finishing point at this story but there is still a lot more Jacqueline could do and I hope she does!Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. Unfortunately, a cruel clown, Beppo, who trained the acrobats had half-starved Diamond and beat her fiercely if she made even a slight mistake.