Big snowflakes fluttered slowly through the air like white feathers and made all of Heavenly Valley smooth and white and quiet and beautiful So here we are on Christmas Eve, locked up in rotten Mrs Mondays boarding house with no presents and no Christmas dinner, while all the other children have gone home for the holidays. Im Nancy, by the way, and this is my sister Plum. Luckily, were both pretty good at making up stories about the adventures and pretty dresses that wed like to have, and that helps us put up with Mrs Monday and her awful niece Marybelle. But one day, were going to escape, and maybe well find a nice home and a family all of our own. Wouldnt that be just wonderful? Includes exclusive material: In The Backstory you can take the quiz and find out why Nancy and Plum is Jacqueline Wilsons favourite childrens book! Vintage Childrens Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alices Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.