Little Darlings: Two Very Different Girls - One Extraordinary Friendship!

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The sequel to My Mum Tracy Beakeris another Jacqueline Wilson classic, handling serious issues in a humorous, accessible and thoughtful way. We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for our commitment to diversity, and we’ve set ambitious 2025 targets to continue to increase diversity and representation. Little Darlings is a four-part mini-series about 11-year-old Destiny who longs to meet her dad… it just so happens that he is rock star Danny Kilman (Lemar) and doesn’t even know she exists!

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. It centers around the friendship between Destiny and her new sister Sunset (Diaana Babnicova), as well as the reconnection between her mother (Jamelia) and father.

Jacqueline Wilson demonstrates her skill by capturing the experiences of a young carer, fearful about what the cancer will do to her mother. One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker.

Nick Sharratt has created illustrations for over two hundred and fifty books during his illustrious career. There were many times when I just wanted to put it down and start another book but I'm the type of person that when I start a book, I have to finish it. Her Mum is a very famous model, and her Dad is an incredible singer, who is extremely famous world wide.

Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. It's sad to see how JW herself perpetuates stereotypical western beauty standards by defining 'fair' as more desirable, a theme which sadly runs often in her books. Home for Kate (Jamelia) and Destiny is a flat in Birmingham – light years away from the luxurious Kilman mansion – but Destiny is delighted when her mum agrees it’s time to meet her dad.

Destinym aged eleven, is a normal girl living a normal life but her father is Danny Kilman, a rockstar. As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. However, the film does teach about the flip side of fame and social media, and the complexities of merging two single-parent families. Sunset has always been in the spotlight living the celebrity lifestyle with her parents but hates it. Sunset's character was fairly developed; it's clear how her mum's constant nagging affected her confidence and I enjoyed reading the passages where she retreated into 'Wardrobe City' and found comfort in her imagination, and later channelled this creativity into songwriting.Destiny and Sunset are beautifully drawn characters, voices from utterly different worlds finding their own identities against the odds. For super-fast broadband, members can enjoy a contract-free connection with a NOW Brilliant Broadband, Fab Fibre or Super Fibre Membership. Keď sa im to však nepodarí, skúsia sa do Dannyho domu vlámať a tam sa Sunset a Destiny spriatelia, a nič by ich nemalo zastaviť pred tým, aby boli aj naďalej kamarátkami. Everything changes when the two families meet in the middle of the night: sparks fly between Kate and Danny and Destiny finds a soul mate in her new sister, Sunset. Little Darlings is another winning Jacqueline Wilson story, which her fans will devour like celeb-obsessed readers with the latest issue of Hello, particularly with Nick Sharratt’s lovely ‘Hi!

Destiny shows her awesome singing talent when she sings Danny's song "Destiny" and is given the last act, being the best talent.Melanie Stokes, head of kindle entertainment and executive producer and co-executive producer, Emma Stuart, stated: “We’re delighted to be making this first Jacqueline Wilson adaption for Sky Kids and to build on our long-standing partnership with this great British children’s author. The dad leaves but a couple weeks later comes back and takes the kids out for the day with his new girlfriend. I enjoyed that each chapter alternated between the two girls' points of view, but the overall pacing was slow and I found it hard to stay engaged.