An inspiring character in the book Love Lessons by Jacqueline Wilson was Prudence King

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An inspiring character in the book “Love Lessons” by Jacqueline Wilson was Prudence King. Prudence is a 15 year old girl who lives with her mother, father and younger sister Grace. This book is about Prue and Grace have been educated at home by their controlling, ultra-strict father almost all their lives. When dad is suddenly rushed to hospital, unable to move or speak, Prue at last discovers what it’s like to have a little freedom. Sent to school for the first time in years, Prue finds it unexpectedly difficult to settle in. The only person she can talk to is her kindly and handsome young art teacher, Rax. When she starts babysitting for Rax’s children, Prue finds herself longing for ten minutes they have alone together as he drives her home. But she can’t act on her secret feelings, can she? It has been written using first person narrative and the person telling the story was Prue so we really see life from Prue’s point of view.

Prudence, nicknamed "Prue", is fifteen, and is considered quite intelligent and mature for her age, as she reads a lot of the books from their family's bookstore.

Prudence is a wonderful artist but dreadful at mathematics. At times she can act spoilt and naïve. She loves to read.

She has an incredible imagination, and despite her maturity, she engages in child-like imaginary games, which her younger sister, Grace, envies greatly.

For example, Prue creates an imaginary friend called Tobias, a young blonde boy her age who was inspired by a boy she saw in a painting, and she often talks to him at night and at times when she doesn't feel herself.

Home-schooled by her strict father, coddled by her sad, self – effacing mother, Prue has no friends, no money, and is forced to go about in little – girl frocks made by her mother from recycled material.

The story revolves around a girl named prudence who falls in love with her teacher – a story ...

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For example, Prue creates an imaginary friend called Tobias, a young blonde boy her age who was inspired by a boy she saw in a painting, and she often talks to him at night and at times when she doesn't feel herself.

Home-schooled by her strict father, coddled by her sad, self – effacing mother, Prue has no friends, no money, and is forced to go about in little – girl frocks made by her mother from recycled material.

The story revolves around a girl named prudence who falls in love with her teacher – a story many can relate to.

They don’t have a television, a computer, or anything electrical (apart from the radio) because their dad doesn’t approve of them.

Love Lessons is about Prudence’s and Rax’s relationship, how Prue copes with school and how Prue copes with her family.

Prue doesn’t attend the maths tuition that she is being given though, and when her furious father finds out, he suddenly suffers a stroke, brought on by the anger and fury.

Prue starts to attend a proper secondary school with her sister, as her mother says she can’t manage home education.

Prue falls in love with her art teacher, Rax, and the story takes on interesting spiral.

Grace King – Prudence’s sister. She is very sweet, soft - hearted and easy going eleven year old girl. When sent to school she makes two friends (Iggy and Figgy), unlike her sister, and is nicknamed "Piggy". Grace is not as academic or thin as Prue. For example, she wishes she could imagine games like her sister. She usually gets on her father's nerves and occasionally on Prue's. She quickly figured out that Prue was "keen on Rax", showing that she is not as ditsy as everyone thinks. . Prue originally thinks of her as a bit of a nuisance but they grow closer as the book goes on.

Bernard King – Prue’s short tempered father. He has a stroke at the start of the book and spends the rest of the book in hospital.

Keith Raxberry (Rax) – Prudence's art teacher. He is very kind and understanding to Prue, and often looks after her at times when she is distressed. Rax is young, most likely in his mid-twenties, and has brown hair and a "little beard" on his chin. He is considered to be quite good-looking by Prue, and also has a very cool and relaxed attitude. He is married with children, but still has feelings for Prue, despite the age gap. An art teacher who develops a soft spot for Prue but is already married with two children. He is worried about his and Prue’s relationship but eventually kisses Prue.

Toby – A popular boy in Prue’s year group who fancies Prue, though the feeling is not mutual in anyway. Toby is dyslexic and seeks Prue for help with his reading. He is handsome and the object of many of the girls desires. He likes Prue's intelligence and independence, which is so different to the other girls. Toby, although only ever a friend to Prue later helps her family discover a small fortune that may save the family book shop.

Rita – Toby’s girlfriend at the start of the book but he later dumps her for Prue, although Prue is not interested. Rita and Prue do not get on well because of this. Toby often says “Rita doesn’t own me”.

Mrs Raxberry – Rax’s wife. She is very sensitive about her weight after having two children and is jealous of Prue’s figure and beauty. She is commonly gets irritated with Rax.

Iggy and Figgy - Grace's new friends who irritate Prue. They have a secret club and lets Grace join it, letting her in on an annoying double waved hand shake. They give Grace the nickname 'Piggy' as she is quite fat.

Miss Wilmot - The head teacher of Wentworth. She thinks of Prue as insolent and full of herself.

Rax’s wife was totally mean and disrespectful to him - no wonder he wasn’t happy. I also like the fact that the author chose to have the feelings returned by the teacher. These kinds of relationship do happen.

I feel that the style in which this book has been written in is in close contact with the same children of today may be.

It includes funny thoughts and similes and real places and situation that we face today.

All in all, I thought this was an awesome book. It has an amazingly good plot idea, as most people wouldn’t think of children nowadays having their clothes home-made wonkily by their mother.

I did enjoyed being taken away by this book, into a world of Prue and Grace and all their problems within life.

This story is a wonderful masterpiece and something I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It is well-written.

Personally I think that the book is very good because it exposes the life of a sad 15 year old girl.

It was very sweet, and I especially liked, the main character, Prudence. The character seemed very innocent but not obnoxious or prudish, which I liked.

I also appreciated the fact that the author chose to have the feelings returned by the returned by the teacher. These kinds of relationships do happen.