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Best Friends (Wilson novel)

Best Friends AuthorJacqueline WilsonIllustratorNick SharrattCover artistNick SharrattCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreChildren's novelPublisherDoubleday (first edition, hardback)4 March 2004Media typePrint (hardback & paperback) and audiobookPages228 ppISBN978-0-385-60606-6OCLC53821502Followed byCodie Skelton
Best Friends is a children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson, first published in 2004.

Plot
Gemma Jackson and Alice Barlow are best friends ever since they were born on the same day and were in the same hospital. Gemma is a tomboy who like playing wild and exciting sporty games. Alice is very girly girl who loves the color pink and enjoys Ballet. Despite their differences and opinions the two girls spend almost every single day together and on their birthdays they always wish to stay friends forever.

One day though, Gemma notices a change in Alice when she becomes miserable. Alice tells Gemma that she and her parents are moving to Scotland which is hundreds of miles away. Gemma and Alice are both devastated at the thought of being separated but Alice's Snobbish mother "Auntie Karen" claims that Alice will make new friends when they move. Not wanting this, Alice suggests that she and Gemma run away and do so during the leaving party on the day before the move. Gemma suggests they catch a train to London. On the way they are recognized by Billy "Biscuits" McVitie who tells his mother and she informs Alice and Gemma's parents who catch the girls before they can board the train.

Gemma gets the blame when no one believes Alice's claims to it being her idea. At school Gemma turns on Biscuits who had been her mate to being her worst enemy. But Biscuits remains polite to Gemma even after Gemma ambushes him at the boy's toilets. The two of them eventually get paired together for a school project contest about a famous person, to which Gemma ignores biscuits despite agreeing to do the project on his celebrity choice "Fat Larry" a famous TV chef. Gemma's Grandad then invites her on a car ride to Scotland where he needs to taxi an old lady to London. At the same time she can visit Alice and spend a day with her and Gemma happily agrees. Gemma fixes her friendship with Biscuits and he helps her bake a cake to take Alice so they can make the best friends wish.

Upon arrival at Alice's new massive house the two share a happy reunion and is allowed to stay for the day. During the visit Alice shows her new pink room and her new stuff. Later in the day Gemma meets Flora Hamilton who is a classmate to Alice at her new school. But Gemma sees that Flora is trying to become Alice's best friend by showing off and treats Gemma's behavior as childish even lies that Alice claimed Gemma's family being really poor. When the cake is presented to them at dinner Alice asks that she and Gemma cut the cake to make a wish. But Auntie Karen spitefully gives Flora the knife and she steals their wish. Gemma finally snaps and shoves the cake in Flora's face.

Gemma is made to leave but Alice assures Gemma they are still best friends. On the ride home Gemma remains good as gold and helps her Grandad assist the old lady Mrs. Cholmondly who is very grumpy, pushy and demanding. When she gets home, Gemma and Biscuits' Fat Larry Project ends up winning the contest. On her birthday, Gemma is given loads of lovely presents. And after school Biscuits' family are invited to join Gemma's family to celebrate her birthday. After a dinner of takeaway pizza and birthday cake, Gemma receives a card from Alice saying that they will remain best friends forever despite no more contact.

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