Star of the Show

by Jacqueline Wilson

Rachael Dean (Illustrator)

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‘I’m going to a place called Grand Theatre and I’m going to be a dancer in a pantomime!’


Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim. After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and sisters are all alone, with hardly any food or money. With empty stomachs and scrambling for pennies, they’ve got to fend for themselves.

When Tess’s big brother and sister go out to look for work, she has to stay in class at The Ragged School and take care of their baby sister Ada. But Tess is determined that even though she is poor, she will still get to go to the ball…or at least to dance in the Cinderella pantomime at the Grand Theatre…

A captivating Victorian adventure about family troubles and big dreams from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson.

  • ISBN10 0241684153
  • ISBN13 9780241684153
  • Publish Date 25 February 2025 (first published 15 August 2024)
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Imprint Puffin