Character: Hetty Feather
Book: Hetty Feather
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
26 writer: Margaret Cheng
A bright, bold, opinionated foundling, addicted to stories, who refuses to accept her low status, and clashes with all authority as she searches for her mother.
A suitable name
For a puny
red haired
foundling
All wrong
For me
I am Sapphire
I breathe stories
Weave dreams
In my imaginary squirrel house
I am Emerald
Riding at the circus
A star
Dressed in spangles
I am no devil spawn
Thank you, Matron Bottomley
Or even
A real foundling
I am loved
And you will listen
Hear my voice