{"product_id":"daisy-may-9780007133697","title":"Daisy May","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRags to Riches story of a young orphan who becomes a famous actress. A Roaring Good Read launch title.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaisy is brought up in a foundling's hospital in Victorian times. At ten she is sent into service as a skivvy at the Dobell Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere she watches all the pupils learning how to be young ladies, wearing fine clothes and learning how to read, write and... dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaisy dreams of being like them one day and painstakingly teaches herself to read with the help of one kind teacher. She is caught dancing in one of the piano rooms and is reproved for having 'ideas above her station', but undaunted she perseveres with her dream to be a 'beautiful lady on the stage.' Daisy even makes up a stage name - Marguerite Dobell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne night, in her attic bedroom, she sees a ghost - an old lady sitting in a rocking chair looking through a scrapbook of photos and theatre programs. The woman is strangely familiar\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the young ladies of Dobell Academy put on their end-of-term dancing display, Daisy risks being caught again and does her own dance in the corridor -spotted by two late-comers who realize that Daisy is the perfect little dancer to play the part of Dolly in their production Little Dolly Daydream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat night, in her attic bedroom, Daisy is revisited by her ghost looking in old theatre programs - she spots the name of the production, it is Little Dolly Daydream, and there in the cast list is the name Marguerite Dobell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaisy has seen into the future, the ghost is none other than herself an elderly and once-famous actress. Her dream will come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderful unashamedly sentimental rags-to-riches story that young readers from 7 and upwards will adore, and one which will be timeless and backlist well. My Fair Lady meets The Little Match Girl from a prize-winning author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Ure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007133697\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean has written over 70 books for children for all ages. She lives in an ancient house in Croydon with her family of dogs and cats [and husband Leonard]. She is a vegan and committed to animal rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39921756438643,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":6.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e73f3f8a-f7af-4f30-926e-b557238697ec.jpg?v=1647351107","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/daisy-may-9780007133697","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}