Pink Chameleon

Silk Sisters #1

by Fiona Dunbar

In the not too distant future, Rorie and Elsie's parents have disappeared. Just like that. And with only their cruel uncle to look after them, the girls are swept off to his miserable boarding school. But the sisters are determined to escape their uncle's grip - and discover the truth behind their parents' disappearance...

A wild and futuristic fashion adventure!

Genres: Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Fantasy

288 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2007

About the author

Fiona Dunbar is a British author. She was born in 1961 in Hemel Hempstead and as well as being a writer, she is also an illustrator and a graphic artist. She has written and sometimes illustrated books such as the Silk Sisters trilogies and Toon-Head. Her books, The Lulu Baker trilogies, have also been adapted to become a children's TV series called Jinx.

She now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Reviews

[Madeline · Rating 2 out of 5]

I remember loving Pink Chameleon as a kid, so trust that me giving this a two-star rating after re-reading it makes me feel some kind of way.

Pink Chameleon unfortunately just belongs to the large group of novels that haven't stood the test of time; specifically, books from the 2000s that don't hold up a decade later. From the casual way it addresses alcoholism to the girl hate, I simply expect more of novels now, particularly those written for young readers (this definitely reads toward the lower end of middle grade). And there's just so many fundamental flaws in the story's construction, particularly around how laws and custody of children work, beginning with how quickly the sisters were forced into a new life (within a day of their parent's disappearance) and how custody is conferred to a woman (who the sisters have known for a number of days) in an extremely informal scenario. Like, the novel is set in the future and I had no problem accepting the new technologies, but I could not accept the way the custody situation was handled.

Speaking of the future, this is very, very light sci-fi! It's the kind of fun sci-fi that will appeal to kids, being as it is related to clothing technologies and a girl who takes on chameleon qualities. That part of the story I did enjoy. So put together, I think Dunbar has a fun story in Pink Chameleon. The main idea is there and it's pretty well executed, but the elements that are there to support the main story were not well presented and disadvantaged the novel as a whole.

[jinnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

cam boring dar nu am putut lăsa o neterminată

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this as a child and it’s actually a lot better than I remembered it, the writing is so good and the story is bonkers but I love it.

[Kate Bainbridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn’t sure when I first starting reading this if I would enjoy it or not. It was quite slow going.

However it just got better as it went on. You face questions as it progresses. What happened to Mol? What on earth is going on with the school? Where are the girls parents?

I ended up really enjoying the read & look forward to the next book in the series!!

I gave it a 4 as I did find it hard to get into at the start.

[Zarina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Think A Series of Unfortunate Events but more girly and without the brilliant word plays. Silk Sisters is still great fun to read, though it is part one in a series and has an open ending...

[Leiby~Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm still not completely sure on how I feel about this book. I am a very picky reader, this book was not exactly my cup of tea. I loved a few parts of the book though, most of the rest seemed to just bore me. The way Fiona Dunbar got the message about Family and how important Family is across was quite commendable though. I would recommend this book for anyone that is easily interested in plot twists and things going wrong (in books of course)

[Leena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book when i was 5 years old. It introduced me to reading and it will always be 5 stars from me because it was my childhood and i don’t want to read it again because it won’t be my favourite and i’ll heavily criticize it but it was meant for five year old me and was the start of my reading career so thank you to the author. I will always love this book.

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Re-reading some books i read as child and can’t remember the plots to. This one i remember parts of it but forgot just how chaotic the plot is. Love the characters and look forward to reading the next ones again too.

[Sarah Arnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books were aMAAZING but also kind of terrifying especially when they are in fake america (spoiler alert)

[Michelle Wiles · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable book designed for children. The story is quite novel as I haven't read anything else like it. A definite recommendation.

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good and gripping book. Nice easy read

[Kash · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this, I think when I was 10 or 12, and I didn find some of the words hard to understand but the concept of the story was sooo coool. I don't remember much but i do remember one scene where the dad is showing the two girls one of his inventions that he made for their mother which was a single piece of clothing that would grow longer and shorter or wide or skinner of change colour and style and size. It basically morphed for what ever the wearer wanted it to be,for every ocasion. And I remember thinking that if that is what science could do, I would wanna be a scientist!
I vaguely remember finishing the book but I don't think I ever made it past the first 50 pages of the 2nd book.

[Livingthelifexnadia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pink Chameleon is an amazing book! I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend teenagers to read this book. I loved every minute of it.

Plot: Dressing up has never been such an adventure...
Rorie and Elsie's parents have dissapeared. Just like that. And with only their cruel uncle to look after them, the girls are swept off to his miserable boarding school. But the sisters are determined to escape their uncle's grip- and discover the truth behind their parents' disappearance...

[Liz Yardley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very innovative with its ideas & concepts. The beginning is excellent. However the plot does get a little messy. In the end it (the story) is not as well developed as this writer is capable of, and there are saviour moments of convenience. I may read the next in this series because Dunbar writes well. I like her pace & her ability to show scenes. I also like both of her main characters in this series - she is very good at character development.

[Emelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I keep returning to this series, I think because I like this interpretation of the future. Or I like how much truth is in it. Some of it is logical guessing, things that are already happening, like e documents taking over, video technology and phones being mini computers. I like the tale itself. Mystery, drama, adventure. Characters to hate, characters to love, some to annoy you others to make you laugh. There's even a little magic in there.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book! It's about two sisters that live in the future, and their parents disappear one day... they have to movo to live with their mean uncle and hope their parents are still alive! Read to find out their adventures! The sequel is called 'Blue Gene Baby' and there is also a third book! Read the whole trilogy to find out how their story ends!

[Lizzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somehow I felt disengaged from this story- something seperating me from the girls. As such, was quite annoying in that I should have been enjoing it far more than I was. Quite cartoonish characters and story.

also completely forgettable as have accidentally read it again, still rating it 2 stars.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when i was 12 years old. And i found it easy to read. I recommend this book for 10+ because i was one of the best readers at my primary school and i failed to read this at 9 years so re tried it at 12. It is an amazing trilogy all must read luv it well done fiona dunbar.

[Meaghan Mallia · Rating 3 out of 5]

good series

[Eleanor Tyrrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written book which makes you not want to stop reading it. The other books in the series are v.ry good 2! :)

[Grade5 Five · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was liking my book untill i got to the end normally it would be fun and exiting but not in theis book it was plan old boring
P.S. i do not recomend this book.

[Ally Chou · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting book to read. There were a lot of unusual things happening to the two main characters (which are very impossible).
Author is very imaginative.

[Maddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

<3

[Mared Owen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was amazing!

[Lucy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Picked these up in the hope I'd enjoy them but they're too young for me really and just not enjoyable

[Isabella · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pretty good. I recommend it to tweens and teens.

[Yasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it, would definitely recommend it for younger readers :)

[Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book was pretty good but the first half was boring as hell. The characters were so annoying and snobbish in my opinion but they were okay towards the end.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good book