Then I sneezed six times without stopping.
'Oh no,' said Mum again.
'Oh yes,' I said. 'Poor little Sadie!'
'Poor little me,' said Mum. 'It looks like I'm going to have my hands full nursing you two.'
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'Let's hope Gemma and Vincent
and baby Clive haven't caught it too.
Then it won't just be your hands –
you'll have two arms and a leg full as well,' I said.
Later
I am still sneezing. I am still shivery.
My head hurts. I do not feel very well at all. I think I definitely do have flu.
I am not pleased. Although wait a minute. If I've got flu I won't be able to go back to school tomorrow. So I'll have more holiday, even though it looks like I'll be stuck in bed.
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Later still
If I don't go back to school tomorrow I won't be able to hand in my holiday diary. So what does that mean? I've filled up all this great long book for nothing!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JACQUELINE WILSON is one of Britain's most outstanding writers for young readers. She is the most borrowed author from British libraries and has sold over 25 million books in this country.
As a child, she always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first 'novel' when she was nine, filling countless exercise books as she grew up. She started work at a publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which was named after her) before turning to writing fiction full-time.
Jacqueline has been honoured with many of the UK's top awards for children's books, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize, the Red House Book Award and the Children's Book of the Year.
She was awarded an OBE in 2002 and was the Children's Laureate for 2005-2007.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
NICK SHARRATT knew from an early age that he wanted to use his drawing skills as his career, so he went to Manchester Polytechnic to do an Art Foundation course. He followed this up with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at St. Martin's School of Art in London from 1981–1984.
Since graduating, Nick has been working full-time as an illustrator for children's books, publishers and a wide range of magazines. His brilliant illustrations have brought to life many books, most notably the titles by Jacqueline Wilson.
Nick also writes books as well as illustrating them.
SLEEPOVERS
Jacqueline W i l s o n
Sleepover parties are the greatest!
Everybody's having one . . .
All of Daisy's friends in the Alphabet Club – Amy, Bella, Chloe and Emily, have had sleepovers for their birthdays. Daisy has a dilemma. She'd love to have a sleepover too, but then she'd have to let her friends meet her sister...
A funny and moving story for younger readers from the award-winning author of Lizzie Zipmouth and Double Act.
ISBN: 978 0 552 55783 2
THE WORRY WEBSITE
Jacqueline Wilson
Type in your worry . . .
Is anything bothering you? Problems in class or at home? Don't know where to turn for help?
Log on to the Worry Website! Type in your worry and wait for the good advice to flow in.
At least that's the plan when Mr Speed sets up his super-cool new Worry Website for the class. Holly, Greg, Natasha and the rest feel that they've got shedloads of worries but, as they find out, sometimes the best advice comes from the most unexpected place.
A fabulous collection of linked short stories from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson.
Also includes a prize-winning story by a 12-year-old writer!
ISBN: 978 0 440 86826 2
Document Outline
Front Cover
Frontmatter F1
Title
By the Same Author
Title Page
Epub Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter One: MONDAY
Chapter Two: TUESDAY
Chapter Three: WEDNESDAY
Chapter Four: THURSDAY
Chapter Five: FRIDAY
Chapter Six: SATURDAY
Chapter Seven: SUNDAY
Endmatter ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
SLEEPOVERS
THE WORRY WEBSITE
Table of Contents
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