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Esme Pepper

A funny, heartbreaking and hopeful story from the author of the bestselling Tracy Beaker series

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Esme Pepper

By: Jacqueline Wilson, Rachael Dean
Narrated by: Ramona Marquez
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Narrated by Ramona Marquez (Outnumbered, The Kings Speech, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)

A funny, heartbreaking and hopeful story of one girl's resilience, from the author of the bestselling Tracy Beaker series.

Esme's mum would do anything for her, including trying to steal the expensive dolls house that Esme desperately wants. When Mum gets caught, Esme has to go into foster care.

When a placement proves hard to find, Esme has to stay with an elderly couple who have retired from fostering. She knows she only has to stay until Mum gets back, but she still has to deal with a new school, and a real idiot of a class bully.

Esme might like to cause trouble, but this time she is going to have to find a way to get along.

© Jacqueline Wilson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

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I loved the whole story and information about foster care since it was easy to understand

The moving storyline and information about fostering

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Found this such a moving book and the way Ramona Marquez reads it truly brought it to life for me she read with such empathy

Beautifully written and read

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I like it all but I don't like the bit where she gets put in the room and when she gets all of her and her mum's stuff taken away

I just love 💘it 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😋😎😁😊😀

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I loved it over all pops esme and Moria they were brilliant I loved tthe running away part as well

I think the way pops had memory problems he was a nice character

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It was similar to other books I have read, but it still felt fresh because it included original ideas and unexpected moments.

very creative story again by Jacqueline Wilson.

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