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Dustbin Baby is a highly moving and poignant children’s novel by bestselling English author, Jacqueline Wilson. Summary of the Book Dustbin Baby follows the miserable life of April, a fourteen-year-old orphan, who is aware that she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby. Although April is happily settled with her foster mother, there is a part of her that wants to know where she really came from, and who she really is! Will April be able to find her biological mother? Will she find answers to all the intriguing questions that have been tormenting her all her life? Engrossing and engaging, Dustbin Baby will make for an interesting read for young readers. About Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson is a well-known English writer, best known for her for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. She has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award. Some of her most notable works include the Stevie Day series, Is There Anybody There? series, How to Survive Summer Camp, The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch and Opal Plumstead, among others.