Girls Under Pressure

Jacqueline Wilson

Sep 2008 · Random House

About this ebook

‘Up at the top the lights are still flashing and the queue is even bigger and all around me there are girls much taller than me, much prettier than me, much much much thinner than me.’

Magda is tall and glamorous, but she’s worried that her appearance is giving guys the wrong idea.

Nadine is willowy and gothic – she wants to be a model, but the industry is unforgiving.

And Ellie...well, Ellie is convinced she’s fat.

The pressure is on for the girls to change the way they look – but can they learn to love themselves the way they are?

Girls Under Pressure is the second of Jacqueline Wilson’s popular Girls series, sensitively handling self-esteem issues in a light-hearted, relatable way.

This book features an unfiltered depiction of an eating disorder. Not suitable for younger readers.

Ellie, Magda and Nadine’s journeys continue in the series:
1. Girls in Love
2. Girls Under Pressure
3. Girls Out Late
4. Girls in Tears

Ratings and reviews

This book is MIND BLOWING! As soon as I started reading it I couldn't stop so I had to read the whole series anyway I read all the books she made and I got an autograph for every book!I'm like Jacqueline Wilson's biggest fan

I really loved this book but I wish it had a better ending otherwize fine

I havent even read it! But i read girls out late and its a great book ;-)

About the author

Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath, England on December 17, 1945. She always wanted to be a writer and as a teenager, started working as a journalist for Jackie magazine. Since becoming a full-time writer, she has written numerous novels including The Dare Game; Bad Girls; The Worry Website; Lola Rose; The Diamond Girls; Clean Break; and Hetty Feather. Her novels have been adapted numerous times for television, and commonly deal with such difficult topics as adoption, divorce, and mental illness. She has also won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award for The Illustrated Mum; the Smarties Prize, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Children's Book Award for Double Act; The Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award in 1995 for The Bed and Breakfast Star; and the 2002 Blue Peter People's Choice Award for The Story of Tracy Beaker. In 2015 she made the New Zealand Best Seller List with her title The Butterfly Club.