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Dustbin Baby

Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt

Dustbin Baby

Subjects

  • Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after

Average rating

4 out 5

122 reviews

April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she’s happily settled with her foster mother, Marion. But there’s a part of April that’s desperate to know where she really came from, and who she really is.

Reviews

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I liked this one

Major Zeus Washington 13.09.2023

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It was a great book to read

Coach Blueberry Pawprint 09.09.2023

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I really enjoyed this book and it was fiction and I didn't have a favourite character and I would recommend it to everyone .

Anonymous 04.09.2023

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I really liked April because she was brave enough to explore her difficult past. I also enjoyed that Tanya from Bad Girls was in it

Marshal Candyfloss Supermarket 28.08.2023

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April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she's happily settled with her foster mother, Marion - but there's a part of April that's desperate to know where she really came from, and who she really is. If only she could remember her real mother - or even find her . . .

Anonymous 22.08.2023

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For older readers

Baroness Wanda Manatee 02.08.2023

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I think this was good because it's a mixture of sad and happy thoughts.

Baroness Blossom Peninsula 04.07.2023

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lovely

Anonymous 04.07.2023

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I thought Dustbin Baby was a very good book. I love Jacqueline Wilson books and Nick Sharratt's illustrations. April, the girl who narrates, tells a very moving story about her trying to find her real mum. It is told in the first person which I like the style of. April (when she is a baby) is thrown in a dustbin by her mother and in the end she finds the boy who first discovered her. I give it **** stars.

Empress Phoenix Haystack 08.08.2022

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why i love dustion baby is because it is a jascion wilson book and i love babys and i love reading jasion books and thats why i love this book and i think my chosin tia might love this book

Fairy Cynthia Fink 02.08.2021

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I love the story it shows some real life experiences and my favourite character was April also know as the dustbin baby because she believes she can find her parents again. I would recommend this to older readers because it is more serious.

Mademoiselle Sunny Foxtail 29.07.2021

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I found the book very interesting because April explains her whole life from when she was dumped in a dustbin to meeting Frankie who found her.

Judge Sloth Menace 19.07.2021

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Definitely 10+ because of some of the language in it. A very emotional and heart-moving story that feels you with deep sorrow.

Lady Rose Anteater 23.04.2021

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It was a really good book and I personally enjoyed it because Wilson is one of my favourite authors

Anonymous 07.01.2021

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It was a good book

Inspector Flash Banana 01.12.2020

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I loved this book

Anonymous 18.11.2020

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5 stars amazing!

Madam Lacey Bucket 30.09.2020

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My favourite character is April. My favourite part is when she finds the person who found her in the dustbin.

Madam Aphrodite Yo-yo 08.09.2020

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In this story Jacqueline gave me a little bit TOO much detail and it wasn’t really my thing.I also go5 confused between the past and what was happening now.It takes place all in one day with plenty of memories.April misses school on her birthday to find her true mother.I know this sounds strange but as soon as April was born she was shoved in the dustbin.She lived in lots of places but the person she is living with is a lady called Marion and she is about the age of retiring.I don't recommend this.

Fairy Blossom Sherbet 31.08.2020

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i didn't like this book because it was too sad. nickname April showers that was better than April fools

Doctor Bunny Skateboard 30.08.2020