Hannah+Lola+Rose

Title: Lola Rose Author: Jacqueline Wilson Genre: Reality (or of what could happen) Date: 27th March Rating: 2/5 Star

Plot Summary: “Dad was always violent, he was especially violent when Mum was keeping secrets.” The biggest secret Jayni has had to keep was winning ten thousand pounds in the lottery. So when Dad lashes out at Jayni after Mum blurted out she won the lottery enough is enough and Jayni, Mum and five year old Kenny decide they have to go and start a new life, without Dad. Join Jayni and her family as they change their names to (Jayni) Lola Rose, (Mum) Victoria and (Kenny) Kendall but also make an attempt to run away from Dad. As the three musketeers settle in, Lola Rose and Kendall start a new school and Victoria gets a job and a boyfriend. Then Disaster strucks, Mum and her boy friend Jake discover she has cancer. When Mum goes into hospital, Jake leaves and just as Lola Rose and Kendall think they can cope with no food and no Mum they call Old Auntie Barbara. Finally everything goes back to normal, but when Lola Rose comes home she sees the same violent smirk on Dad’s Face, Mum has fallen for him again! The next hour Lola Rose is sick to her stomach until Dad finds out that Mum had a boyfriend when she was away. Then once again the same hand rises ready to hurt mum but then Dad gets kicked out from Auntie Barbara. As Mum recovers from cancer Lola Rose and her family decide to start a fresh new life for the last time with Auntie Barbara.

Personal Response: This book had a higher level of vocabulary. I felt that this book my just be for an older age like 12-14. I liked how it didn’t end happily ever after like most books would, it just left you thinking would something like that ever happen in this world? I do have to admit it did leave my heart pumping when Lola Rose walked in from school and saw her Dad smirking at her.