Starring Tracy Beaker

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The Story of Tracy Beaker has been released on DVD in the UK by Right Entertainment and Universal Pictures Video, under license from the BBC. 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! Filming begins on a new series of Tracy Beaker". FM104. 7 October 2020 . Retrieved 10 February 2021.

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With help from her potential foster mother Cam, Tracy prepares for her part and looks forward to a reunion with her mother. As usual things don’t turn out exactly as Tracy expects but she and Cam eventually manage to create a Christmas to remember.Series 1 builds upon the characters introduced within Jacqueline Wilson's books; Tracy ( Dani Harmer), Justine ( Montanna Thompson), Louise (Chelsie Padley), Peter Ingham (Joe Starrs), Elaine Boyak (Nisha Nayar), Adele (Rochelle Gadd), Jenny ( Sharlene Whyte) and Cam ( Lisa Coleman), whilst introducing other careworker and children who live in Stowey House. Three episodes in Series 1 form the basis of the show and make the format and atmosphere easy to understand, "Sneaking in Ben" shows Tracy's friendships, "The Truth Is Revealed" shows Tracy's way of thinking and "Friend" shows Tracy's way of understanding things. She is never patronizing and introduces young people to important life issues such as love, poverty, friendship, adolescence, separated parents, illnesses and so much more, in a manner that is accessible and completely appropriate for young people. I enjoyed this and thought it was good addition to the Tracy Beaker story. The other two books were childhood favourites and Jacqueline Wilson was one of the authors that first got me to read more. As always parts of it are very gritty and other parts very funny. Wilson has a brilliant way of writing about important issues for children without patronising them or making it too traumatic. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children's Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children's Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. Dame Jacqueline Wilson (a very deserved title!) is, in my opinion, the best contemporary children's writer. She writes perfectly, in content, theme, style and accessibility for children from aged 6 to 13 (ish - of course this varies among children). She writes flawlessly for children, I could not find a single fault.

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They're performing A Christmas Carol and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins.

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. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. It is the third book in the series but is a prequel to "The Dare Game" and explores the budding relationship that Tracey develops with Cam before getting fostered. It follows Tracey and the rest of the children from the "Dumping Ground" as the new Christmas play is being developed and performed. Unsurprisingly, loveable drama-queen Tracey Beaker lands the main part of Scrooge. She wants to get this role perfect because she wants to perform especially for her mum who has promised that she will visit for Christmas via a postcard. Yet, lovers of this series will know that she is completely unreliable; the most heart wrenching scenes of this book, are of Tracey spending all of her money to get her presents only to be disappointed by her yet again. I think as a child I didn’t really understand the complex emotions that Tracy would be feeling; she’s been abandoned by her mum and dumped in a care home, and constantly gets let down by her. Honestly my heart just goes out to Tracy whenever I read a book about her; she’s brumming with anger, but is also so thoughtful and kind, she just buries that deep. Can she manage to act grumpy, difficult and sulky enough to play Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, she does have a bit of help on that front from Justine Pain-In-The-Bum Littlewood. Children challenge themselves with their reading skills as the lexis and syntax are by no means 'easy' but are happy to do so as the plots and characters are so engaging.

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Very well written, reading this makes me realise why a whole generation took to heart the character of Tracy Beaker. She is so fierce but also so witty. Her vocabulary is superb, she is so obviously an intelligent child yet sadly one who is overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy. She deep down knows that her fantasies about her mum are just that, fantasies, yet she resolutely hangs on to them, even if it alienates the people in her life who do truly care for her. The details regarding My Mum Tracy Beaker were announced on 3 August 2020, where it was announced that the series would be based on the 2018 book of the same name by Tracy's creator, Jacqueline Wilson, and it was confirmed that Harmer would be reprising the role of Tracy. [4] Speaking about reprising the role of Tracy prior to filming, Harmer stated that she cannot wait to play her again, stating that she is a fan of the character herself, and she is interested to see where Tracy has ended up in life. She added that since she is a mother in real life, she knows the changes it causes to your life and personality, but confirmed that Tracy will still be the "same feisty, strong female lead that people know and love". [5] It was later hinted that other original cast members from the franchise may reprise their roles in the series. [5]I liked it when Tracey wrote to cam. Happy Christmas I Tracey beaker promise to make you a plate of my famous egg and chips whenever Im round at your place. I will make you DOUBLE egg and chips on your birthday if i get to be a famous chef with my own swanky restaurant i will create a famous egg and chips dish and call it my Cam Christmas Special

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New adventures for Tracy Beaker while she’s still in The Dumping Ground. Tracy loves acting and is determined to get a part in the school Christmas play. Will they let her have a part despite her bad behavior? Amazingly, Tracy gets to be the star! Lots could go wrong but, supported by Cam who is about to foster her, Tracy does everything she can to make her performance a success. There’s just one thing missing - will her glamorous Mum turn up?

There’s a lot in any story about Tracy Beaker that is quite formulaic and repetitive from other stories, but that fits in to the fact that these stories are written as if they are the diary entries for a young girl in care. I bought this because a new book is being released Called "My Mum Tracy Beaker" and I realised I have never read this one. Even when times are hard and you feel you have nobody, there is always someone looking out for you, be that at home or at school. I think Jacqueline has managed to successfully highlight the life of a care-home living child. She has managed to highlight how a child who feels abandoned would act out and how children homes may not be nasty places, but they are a haunting memory for children who have lived there. Also, she successfully touches on the harsh truth of a parent not wanting a child, and she does it in such a subtle way that you almost feel more towards the character instead of processing the thought of the horrid parent leaving their child behind. Tracy's school is doing a play, "A Christmas Carol" and desperately wants the part of the protagonist, Ebeneezer Scrooge. Meanwhile, she badly wants her mum to come to the play so she can spend Christmas with her and Peter is trying hard to get Tracy's attention by making a petition to get her in the school play and helping her alot. Justine also wants her dad to be watching the play.