Wave Me Goodbye' is a story following young Shirley Smith when she is suddenly evacuated to Meadow Ridge, there she finds herself living with a secretive woman called Mrs Waverly. I really enjoyed Wave Me Goodbye because Jacqueline Wilson used different vocabulary and included some great Victorian language. I also really enjoyed the book because Jacqueline used amazing description which made the story very interesting. In the book the history was very realistic because it was all about the evacuees and the Second World War which made the story very enjoyable to read. I would definitely like to read more of Jacqueline Wilson's books because I really the style she writes in, especially the vivid description she uses. I would also like to say that the cliff hangers she uses at the end of the chapters make you want to read on. Overall I really enjoyed the book.

Now I feel like I'm being a bit insensitive, it's interesting for me but was often sad and horrible for them! Must have been incredibly difficult to be separated from your parents at such a young age with no idea whether you'd see them again. And lots never did. Evacuees: another subject that I never get tired of reading about! It's just such an interesting situation, ASKING to be dramatised in fiction really. Kids being whisked away from their parents and randomly slotted into other people's families, adjusting to life in the country after growing up in the city, living with total strangers, overcrowded little country villages rationing and making do, resentment and suspicion, everyone secretly terrified and uncertain because of the war. Jacqueline Wilson has written a lot of stories, and Wave Me Goodbye is one of her most recent books. Jacqueline Wilson writes realistic stories, and they are sometimes quite sad. She is now one of Britain's most famous authors, and she likes writing in different time periods. Wave Me Goodbye is a very good book, and I have enjoyed it loads. I hope lots more people read this book and enjoy it.

Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings.

There was also a really cunning secret when her mum explained about the little trip but didn't explain about being evacuated.I enjoyed this book and I would recommend this book to other children my age. The history in this book was very realistic; it made me feel like I was the one being evacuated, and I now know more about World War Two evacuees than I did before reading this book. After reading this book I would like to find out more about the war. This book has also made me want to read more books written by Jacqueline Wilson.

The author gives a fascinating view of the lives of thousands of children who were evacuated from London to the countryside during WWII. In 1939, the threat of Germany bombing London and other major cities caused the decision to send children to safety in rural areas.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. February 2018 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: an evacuee story as imagined by the one and only Jacqueline Wilson Kevin and Archie were probably Shirley's least expected partners for billeting. When they got her the tunic I thought of what she would look like and she looked horrendous in the clod hoppers and shirt. With [creating] characters I find it quite easy because I made up so many imaginary friends when I was a little girl because I didn’t have any siblings,” says the divorced mother of one. I have already bought/read over 6 books of this author and more being released every year. I would like to know how many evacuees ran away from their selected homes and how many didn't go home.

I was glad Kevin owned up to the bed wetting incident. I don't normally read Jacqueline Wilsons but this has made me more interested. I rarely read historical books but I really enjoyed this. I don’t want to give away the plot, so will confine myself to saying that despite an ill-advised escape (complete with gun!) all turns out well.

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It was really fun at points when Archie was running about in the striped jumper and then when they were playing as soldiers and when Shirley showed them her knife. She soon finds herself lodged deep in the countryside, with two boys from the East End of London, Kevin. But here, living in the strange, half-empty Red House with the mysterious and reclusive Mrs Waverley, the children's lives will be changed for ever. This book's illustrations were fantastic. It seemed as if the picture I had in my head of the characters had been projected onto paper and been put in the story. It also showed you a more in-depth look at what the characters were feelings by their expression on their faces or the way their body was positioned.