Like Anne, India keeps a diary recording the life of pampered neglect in which she lives and her desperate need for friends at school. Lonely, overweight India, whose fashion-designer mum and embezzling dad fail to offer love, resorts to The Diary of Anne Frank as a source of emotional support.
Secrets sticks to familiar territory, dealing mainly with the problems and joys of friendship. In many of her books she returns to the same themes, shedding fresh light on the problems affecting young people without ever becoming formulaic.
But what makes her books worth reading for adults too is her insight into how children perceive their lives. She is refreshingly committed to fulfilling children's expectations, and this is her enduring strength. Jacqueline Wilson is not a follower of the fashion for children's books that are written for adults too.
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