Jacqueline Wilson

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Jacqueline "Jackie" Wilson OBE (born 17 December 1945) is a British author of children's books. Currently one of the bestselling authors in Britain, her books have won a range of major awards and have been adapted for television and stage.

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She was born Jacqueline Aitken in Bath, Somerset in 1945. As a teenager, she started working with the Dundee-based publishing company DC Thomson on a new girls' magazine Jackie.[1] An urban myth that the magazine was named after her has been perpetuated by the author in promotional work even though this has been denied by those who were involved in the launch.[2]

Wilson's books are typically realistic stories about modern British children facing problems in their daily lives, ranging from the death of a pet (The Cat Mummy) to divorce (The Suitcase Kid), homelessness (The Bed and Breakfast Star), and abuse (Secrets). Her books are usually illustrated by Nick Sharratt, and Sharratt's ink drawings and colourful cover designs have come to be associated with her work. Her work also often has characters from her own stories appearing in her other books, such as in Dustbin Baby.

The majority of her books are written in the first person narrative, although some, such as Twin Trouble, are written in third person.

Girls in Love, Best Friends, The Illustrated Mum and The Story of Tracy Beaker have been adapted as TV series.

Over 20 million copies of Wilson's books have been sold in the UK alone.[3] In a poll conducted by the BBC, The Big Read, four books by Jacqueline Wilson were voted in the top 100 most popular books in Britain: Double Act, Girls In Love, Vicky Angel, and The Story of Tracy Beaker. In the list of the UK's 200 favourite books there are 14 books by Jacqueline Wilson. In 2004 she replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author in Britain's libraries, a position she retained the following year[4] — although Wilson humbly admits this may simply be because Cookson is no longer alive to compete.

Jacqueline has won many awards, including the Smarties Prize, and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the 1999 Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book Award. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People's Choice Award.

In June 2002, Jacqueline Wilson was given an Order of the British Empire for services to literacy in schools, and from 2005 to 2007 she was the fourth Children's Laureate.

In October 2005 she received an Honorary Degree from University of Winchester in recognition of her achievements in and on behalf of children's literature. In July 2007 she received an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Letters) from Roehampton University in recognition of her achievements in and on behalf of children's literature.

  • 1992 Mark Spark
  • 1993 Mark Spark in the Dark
  • 1993 Mark Spark returns

These books were written to help teach younger children to read.

  • 1994 Freddy's Teddy
  • 1994 Teddy in the Garden
  • 1994 Teddy Goes Swimming
  • 1994 Come Back Teddy!'
  • 1994 Teddy at the Fair

  • 1991 The Werepuppy
  • 1994 The Werepuppy on Holiday

  • 1995 Girls In Love
  • 1998 Girls Under Pressure
  • 1999 Girls Out Late
  • 2002 Girls In Tears

  • 1995 Cliffhanger
  • 1998 Buried Alive!

  1. ^ Author profile. Jubilee Books (2003).
  2. ^ Author promotional interview. Jubilee Books (2003).
  3. ^ "Wilson Sells 20 Million", Random House UK. 
  4. ^ "Wilson named top library author", BBC, February 11, 2005. 

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