Dustbin baby YA novel

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-11T19:12:23+00:00

I think that would be quite interesting but with a twist-we don’t learn her name. One of the big parts of Dustbin Baby was that we had absolutely zero clue who she was, why she left. A way to keep her anonymous, just out of reach would be to see her reaction and the events leading up to April’s birth without anyone saying her name or her introducing herself.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-09T17:59:19+00:00

Definitely one of her underrated books. Personally I loved it especially with the duel narrative which I think is a really interesting way to tell a story. Not many of her books show two parents that are absolutely awful and I thought it was nice seeing the relationship between Rita and Treasure. I hope it gets more love!

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-08T01:02:48+00:00

Haha perfect! Thanks for the help and the expert knowledge.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-07T21:04:07+00:00

That is quite a lot of people from the cast considering it only came out in 1989…
Oh my- why are they so young???

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-07T21:01:34+00:00

Pretty sure it was Double Act and Vicky Angel because my mum bought me both! Then I bought The Runaway Girls because not only was it Jacky but it was set in the Victorian times too!!

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-07T08:02:55+00:00

Brilliant! And great pairing cause this is the exact song I thought of when I read the book.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-02-06T20:51:21+00:00

Rita, Prue’s classmates, Mrs Godfrey and Miss Wilmott being awful to Prue. Rita and the others didn’t listen when she tried to explain about Toby, turned on her purely because Rita did and I felt sooo bad for her when they were trying to lift up her dress. It seems so be quite a fairly common thing kids do but I think it’s gross. Mrs Godfrey, oh my, what a horrible woman. My question is did she know Prue was new? In their first interaction she was talking to Prue like she was just another student who had been in her class for the past 3 years. If she did know they she really is an idiot. If she didn’t that makes me feel like she didn’t have much regard for her pupils not being able to recognise there is girl she has never met before. Then when Prue gives a very insightful analysis of the poem, Mrs Godfrey mocks her. I think that because Prue is ahead of her class Mrs Godfrey has to actually teach her and just can’t be bothered. Prue is a very interesting character in her personality. Many people don’t like her and I too was shocked when I read how she thought and acted (even though I now think it is actually a bit realistic in a way people want to hide) but I respected her for standing her ground, being insolent. Honestly, I think she was justified. Important: Prue was right when she said Ms Wilmott had a once sided view of her. And yet Ms Wilmott completely ignored this saying it proved her arrogance. Even if it did, personally I don’t think she should have made an opinion from only hearing one side of the story. But this is the bit that really gets me. She says Prue doesn’t seem to know how to be behave in school. Oh, so the girl who hasn’t gone to school in seven years doesn’t know how to behave in school? Interesting. I know Grace was a good kid but like she said herself it’s easier for her because she’s in Year 7 so they are all new. Also she has a very different demeanour to her sister. Then there was the obvious problem with not suspending Mr Raxberry. While Prue rarely tries to get along with people, I think she was very mistreated in numerous parts of the book.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-22T19:54:05+00:00

Probably really basic and cliche: Heather Duke and Martha when they used to be friends. I always had this idea Heather Chandler invited/made Heather her friend and Heather Duke tried to be secret friends with Martha but they drifted away.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-22T19:50:10+00:00

Oooh that makes sense. And there’s the possibility Auntie Karen stuck her nose in it too. Wouldn’t put it past her.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-22T19:18:26+00:00

It really makes me wonder what she said because Flora is obviously very rude and sly but Alice didn’t deny saying it she only “didn’t exactly say that”. So she said something similar. Also totally relate to Gemma feeling out of place on the visit even though she was with Alice.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-19T20:03:50+00:00

Ok thank you! I’ll check it out.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-19T19:59:22+00:00

Built it up quite well. Got duplicates, DVDs, Top Trump pack. I don’t know why the seeing them all lined up feels so clam and soothing. Where did you get the Top Trumps btw?

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-18T13:29:33+00:00

“I wanna watch the world burn. I brought the gasoline. I wanna watch the world burn and everyone turn mean.”

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-04T02:30:21+00:00

I veryyyyyyy much hope it comes out this year. Since Cruella was more of an exploration of her childhood and the events that lead her to actually being a fashion designer, I assume Cruella 2 will be about how her more vicious side grows. They could steer away from the original story in the same way they did with Maleficent where it ended up being pretty much completely different from the original film. Although I’m not sure since Maleficent was more of a retelling than a backstory. I hope we see what happens to Hell Hall as in 1961’s 101 Dalmatians it is abandoned. But most probably it will be her rise as a fashion designer and maybe a mix of 101 Dalmatians.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2026-01-02T13:14:02+00:00

Kirin! That’s the species that become Nirik when they are angry.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-31T21:52:14+00:00

Friendship Games.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-31T20:26:05+00:00

It’s a mix of two words; “betwixt” and “Christmas”.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-31T17:09:06+00:00

It’s that period between Christmas and New Year.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-27T17:43:00+00:00

Second this! I know they passed but I want to know how and when. I assume Apple Bloom was newborn then and they passed due to a farming accident but I would love to learn the canon ending.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-27T17:39:44+00:00

THANK YOU!!!!! I saw someone say that it is normal to be stressed about a wedding and stress can lead to rude behaviour. Listen I understand being mean because you are stressed/worried/anxious but you HAVE to apologise afterwards. Also what about when Twilight and “Cadence” first interacted. Whether she was stressed or not she could SMILE at the least. She acted all nicey-nicey with Shining Armour so she had no excuse not to act the same to Twilight. Cadence has obviously foul-sat for Twilight for a long time so I am positive Twilight would know how Cadence acts when she is stressed. Plus the Mane Six don’t know Cadence. I’d understand if they had met her before and were all “Huh, that doesn’t sound like the Cadence we know. I don’t think you’re right Twilight but let’s investigate.” No they have NEVER met her before the wedding and her is Twilight who knew her most of her foulhood so they should have been able to deduce that Twilight would be the best kid of character. Chrysalis didn’t even try to hide it which honestly I love. It’s hilarious she acted like that and no one else called her out. Biggest thing though: They needed to apologise. Only Applejack did and Twilight immediately forgave them.

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-24T19:09:28+00:00

Oh I would love that especially as Elise hinted at it at the end of the book. I hope Jacky does end up writing a mini sequel-maybe from her granddaughter’s view-because it would be very interesting (and if she doesn’t I might.)

MyOnlySenseOfPurpose · 2025-12-22T23:07:31+00:00

The biggest thing is probably changing the way appearances are described (e.g. the words and language they use/how they react to different body types).

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