Diamond
By: Jacqueline Wilson ; illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Contributors: Sharratt, Nick, illustrator
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780857531070; 9781446479827
Description: Diamond wasn't always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter - and a bitter disappointment. Discovering she has an extraordinary natural gift for acrobatics, Diamond tries to use her talent to earn a few pennies, but simply brings shame on her family. Then a mysterious, cruel-eyed stranger spots her performing on the street, and makes a deal with her father. Diamond is sold for five guineas, and is taken, alone and frightened, to become an acrobat at Tanglefield's Travelling Circus.
Notes: Juvenile.