A carer wants wine but he is told he can’t. Everyone tucks into orange squash and cake. Sophia is nervous about having to give a speech, then decides it’s her day and she can do what she wants, so she does a funny dance instead. One of the carers cuddles her and says they’re sorry for taking her for granted. She wishes she was more like that other girl on the telly, but can’t remember who she is. Sophia tries this in various places but no one notices, maybe because she doesn’t do a good job about it. Because he is separated from her he suggests that maybe Sophia should just play up now and again. Sophia is annoyed about being the best-behaved person at Holy Family and how all the girls – Emma, Charlotte, Evelyn, Elizabeth and Samantha (who are the same age as her) – are playing up. First we have a “This is Me” series of pages where Sophia tells us about her life, being well-behaved, her favorite books and computer games, enjoyment of art and crafts, living at Holy Family (as she calls the children’s home), the various girls who also live there, and about her father and her love for him. The book is a notebook given by the home.
What she does know is that she is mad about dolphins, and she was even rescued by one after she fell off a yacht as a child (and has the photograph to prove it!). Jessica Lynn is ten years old and moved to England from the US when she was thirteen months old, but nowadays she can’t remember much of her childhood there.
Rigole was born in Belgium in 1977, and is a big fan of British culture and literature. Rigole is the author of two stories for older children and young adult readers: “Jessica’s Dolphin” and “The Story of Sophia Turner.” An author who enjoys writing for younger readers, Jonathan M. The Children’s Book Review | MaAuthor Showcase
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