The Bed and Breakfast Star
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Elsa’s family have hit hard times, lost their house and have had to move into an overcrowded bed and breakfast hotel. She is teased about this at school. Elsa’s way of coping is to tell jokes and make everyone laugh. She dreams that one day she might become a big star and entertain even more people.
This extract comes from about halfway through The Bed and Breakfast Star by Jacqueline Wilson, from a chapter called ‘Pizza and Porky-Pies’. Elsa’s teacher (who has previously been overheard referring to Elsa as ‘just one of those bed-and-breakfast children’) has asked Elsa to write a story about herself. The picture Elsa paints is of a life rather more blessed than her own, in which all of her family have ‘showbiz’ connections.
Before reading
- Explain the context of the extract.
- Check children’s understanding of ‘bed and breakfast’ and its implications to family life.
Published 29 February 2008
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Related resources
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Jacqueline Wilson: The Bed and Breakfast Star – comprehension
Key stage 2
More info- Use to teach:
- English
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jalal waraich
on 10 December 2012
the bed and breakfast star
its a really amazing book but i need a bit more images of the characters and sence to help