Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart
It's Valentine's Day in the Dumping Ground and Tracy Beaker is very scornful of all the fuss made about cards and presents . . . until she gets one herself!
Weedy Peter has decided he wants Tracy to be his Valentine and he's given her his beloved nan's treasured gold locket. Tracy is over the moon – it must be worth a fortune! What could she sell it for . . . or swap it for . . .?
This hilarious Tracy Beaker short story was written exclusively for the 2009 Red Nose Day campaign and a portion of the proceeds supported Comic Relief.
About the Tracy Beaker Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Story of Tracy Beaker(1991)
- 2.The Dare Game(2000)
- 3.Starring Tracy Beaker(2006)
- 4.My Mum Tracy Beaker(2018)
- 5.We Are the Beaker Girls(2019)
- +Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends(2010)
- +Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart(2009)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a Children's Home but would like a real home one day, with a real family. Meet Tracy, follow her story and share her hopes for the future in this beautifully observed, touching and often very funny tale, all told in Tracy's own words.
In a series of stories written with humor and sensitivity, Tracy emerges as a spirited girl who’s not quite as tough as she lets everybody think she is. With lively illustrations by Nick Sharratt, the Tracy Beaker books are every bit as funny and engaging as The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series they later inspired.