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The Missus and the Ex: Gerry's first wife Avril gets along very well with his current wife Dilly and is also fond of Beauty. This is partly because Avril believes Dilly took Gerry away from his second wife Ashleigh, whom Avril despises and gets into arguments with whenever they're together (it's implied that Gerry may have cheated on Avril with Ashleigh, so Avril feels Gerry leaving her for Dilly was Laser-Guided Karma).

Since I already knew what the story was about, I skipped the “General Sketches” she mentions, and went straight to figuring out the plot structure and character arc, as well as interviewing my characters. Her series finishes with writing out the structure for each scene, but I did this as I wrote the first draft. This book is for… both those who seek the easy but enchanting and those in the mood for some extravaganza. Cookie begs her parents for a pet to fill the void but they have given her an absolute NO. It would be way too expensive and way way too messy. But Cookie has never been a fan of the word 'no' so she visits the pet shop anyway and sets her heart on the sweetest cutest kitteniest kitten ever: Bluey. Two best friends are pushed to the breaking point when a class election gets out of hand! Rivalry and ridiculousness abound in this delicious, zanily-illustrated adventure for readers who love Wimpy Kid and Dog Man.Everyone Has Standards: Arabella's mother comes across as a bit patronising but doesn't seem to think much of Gerry, notices Dilly's embarrassment when he tells her to "quit burbling" and tries to smooth it over. For my first novel, I just wrote what I thought it needed until I finished. Afterward, I learned about the three-act structure, character arcs, and scene structures, which I applied to my WIP during revision. Doing this after the fact meant a lot of revisions and rewrites. Keberanian akhirnya bisa dimiliki oleh mama Beauty untuk menjauh dari kesulitan yang ditimbulkan ayahnya bahkan menjauh dari Happy Home mereka.

In Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World, the third book in the series, Cookie must get to the bottom of a number of mysteries, while making sure she doesn't get the blame for the mishaps she's investigating. Control Freak: Gerry. On the lower end of the scale, the family are never allowed to wear shoes in the house in case they scratch the floor (which is somewhat reasonable)...on the other end, he tries to control what Beauty and Dilly wear, what they can say to him and even what hobbies they can do. If I was 9 yrs old ( and who's to say I'm not..?) I'd want Cookie to be my very best friend. FACT. Funny, clever and a proper drama queen, I love her!' - Dawn French It’s the start of a new school year at Honeycutt Elementary and that means one thing: student council elections! At home Beauty's life is as far from normal. Her mum loves her to bits and has never got cross with her but with her dad it's another story. Beauty and her mum live in fear of what's going to happen and if he gets cross you want to be as far away as possible.

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Cookie bertutur tentang Beauty Cookson, gadis cilik yang merasa rendah diri dan tak menjadi dirinya sendiri, karena sang ayah yang abusive, temperamental, dan terlalu membentuk Beauty--dan ibunya--sesuai apa yang ayahnya inginkan (yang sebenarnya sangat Beauty benci). Puncaknya saat ulang tahun Beauty, sang ayah makin tak terkendali. Beauty dan sang ibu pun memutuskan minggat dari rumah mewah mereka. Coffee house Caffè Nero has announced the 16-strong shortlist for the inaugural Nero Book Awards, recognising the outstanding books of the past 12... Konnie should have been writing children's books way sooner. This brilliantly funny adventure had me laughing out loud and momentarily questioning whether cats are in fact better than dogs. They're not, but Bluey/Nigel nearly had me convinced I'd been wrong all my life.' - Greg James Konnie Huq is a brilliant, funny, sparkling star-burst of delight and ideas and positive energy. I am so excited that she's started writing novels.' - Victoria Coren Mitchell

Age-Gap Romance: Gerry is implied to be much older than Dilly; she was barely out of her teens when they married, whereas he went through two marriages before her, and all three of Beauty's half-brothers are fully-grown. I have never read any Jacqueline Wilson books before, I knew (I thought I knew) what kind of books she writes, you know, Tracy Beaker is on all the time on CBBC etc. I didn't think badly of her books, but I wasn't really interested in them, I thought I'd read it all before. Self-Made Man: Gerry was this. He tends to use his "hard work" as an excuse to treat his wife and daughter like crap and accuse them of being "ungrateful" if they do something he doesn't like. In the end Dilly is on her way to becoming a Self-Made Woman, starting up her own cookie baking business.

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Dramatically Missing the Point: Gerry on several occasions. A particularly outrageous example is when he believes Dilly left him because she thought he was going to lose all his money. You know, as opposed to subjecting her and their daughter to years of abuse and humiliation. Author Anna Kemp introduces The Hollow Hills, the sequel to her dark magical tale, Into Goblyn Wood.