Vicky Angel

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Vicky Angel is a children's book by Jacqueline Wilson, about a young girl's struggle with her grief over losing her best friend Vicky.

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Vicky and Jade are best friends. Vicky is a flamboyant and outgoing girl while Jade is shy and timid. After fighting about something Vicky dashes out to the street without looking and steps in the path of a car. Vicky is taken to hospital after being hit where she dies from internal injuries. Jade goes with her and is absolutely devastated when she learns that Vicky is dead. However just an hour after her death Vicky reappears as a kind of ghost beside Jade. As Jade tries to get used to life without Vicky, or at least without a Vicky that other people can see, Vicky's spectre becomes more and more controlling. Jade is forced to do as Vicky wishes, and can't get on with her life and make new friends. In the end Jade has to confront the past and look for the truth behind her grief. However, Vicky ends up saving Jade's life; therefore earning her right to become an angel.