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A review by twiinklex
My Mum Tracy Beaker by Nick Sharratt, Jacqueline Wilson
4.0
"Mum! Don't cry! You never cry!"
"I'm not crying. It's hay fever."
Tracy Beaker will forever be a classic. I didn't realise there was a new book in the series so imagine my surprise when I found a copy of this latest installment in the library. Not only that, but it was of Tracy Beaker all grown up with a daughter!
I love it when beloved childhood characters grow with readers and we get a new book about their adult lives (just like how I was a teen when I read Tracy Beaker and I'm a young adult now) e.g. The Princess Diaries, The Mediator etc.
This was so nostalgic and it felt like nothing has changed. Jacqueline Wilson brought back all our favourite iconic characters, there were references to the previous Tracy Beaker books (and even mentions of two of Jacqueline Wilson's standalone titles, if I'm not wrong), and everyone was in character. At the same time, it's also a book that has kept up with modern times e.g. the mention of Instagram.
Also really loved the ending because