Starring Tracy Beaker - Tapa dura

"Another winner from the Children's Laureate 2005-2007." (Waterstones Books Quarterly)

"Exciting and thrilling, funny and full of suspense. A great Christmas present for all the Tracy Beaker fans out there." (First News)

"Wilson is an extrordinary writer. She deals with painful subjects with such intelligence and wit it is no wonder that so many young girls cite her as their favourite author." (THE Magazine)

"Another great read for all Wilson fans." (Jayne Howarth Birmingham Post)

"Jacqueline Wilson fans are in for another treat with this book..." (Philip Daws, Ottakar's, Bury St Edmunds Bury Free Press)

Tracy Beaker is back . . . and she's just desperate for a role in her school play. They're performing A Christmas Carol and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins. But then she is cast in the main role. Can she manage to act grumpy, difficult and sulky enough to play Ebeneezer Scrooge? Well, she does have a bit of help on that front from Justine Pain-In-The-Bum Littlewood . . .

As Tracy prepares for her big moment, Cam is the one helping her learn her lines. But all Tracy really wants to know is if her film-star mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role?

This hilarious and heartbreaking new story from the bestselling, award-winning, Jacqueline Wilson, follows her most popular character through ups and downs, laughs and tears. Fifteen years on from her first appearance on the page, Tracy Beaker is as vibrant and entertaining as ever.