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Diamond / Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Hetty Feather adventurePublication details: London : Corgi Yearling, 2014.Description: 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780440869863 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.92 23
Summary: Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering an extraordinary gift for acrobatics, Diamond uses her talent to earn a few pennies, but brings shame on her family. When a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing, Diamond is sold - and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield's Travelling Circus. The crowds adore Diamond, but life behind the velvet curtains is far from glamorous. Her wicked master forces Diamond to attempt ever more daring tricks, until she is terrified to step into the ring.
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Fiction The Harden Library, King's Hospital Fiction Section F WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AR BL 5.5 R15144N0499

Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2013.

Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering an extraordinary gift for acrobatics, Diamond uses her talent to earn a few pennies, but brings shame on her family. When a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing, Diamond is sold - and is taken to become an acrobat at Tanglefield's Travelling Circus. The crowds adore Diamond, but life behind the velvet curtains is far from glamorous. Her wicked master forces Diamond to attempt ever more daring tricks, until she is terrified to step into the ring.

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