Dustbin Baby
Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
Readers rate it 3.8 (13 on Hardcover)
160 pages · Released Oct 1, 2002 · Random House Childre
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A note for parents
Dustbin Baby is a thoughtful exploration of abandonment, foster care, and identity through the eyes of a resilient fourteen-year-old. The narrative addresses mature themes like parental rejection and family trauma with emotional honesty but age-appropriate handling. The story rewards empathy, courage, and self-discovery, offering strong representation of foster care experiences and complex family relationships.
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April, a fourteen-year-old girl who was abandoned by her mother in a dustbin when she was only a few minutes old. After a blazing row with her foster mother, she goes in search of her past. April, a fourteen-year-old girl who was abandoned by her mother in a dustbin when she was only a few minutes old. After a blazing row with her foster mother, she goes in search of her past.
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- Mothers and daughters
- Adopted children
- Abandoned children
- Juvenile fiction
- Young Adult
- Literature
- Fiction
- Juvenile Nonfiction
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ISBN 9780552547963 · Random House Childre