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. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ...

Early Life And Education

She was born Jacqueline Aitken in Bath, Somerset in 1945, but spent most of her life in Surrey. As 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] Bath is a city in Somerset, England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... D. C. Thomson & Co. ... Jackie was a weekly British magazine for girls which was published by D.C. Thomson of Dundee. ...

Style

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. Nick Sharatt is a British illustrator and writer of childrens books, and has been chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006. ...

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 and The Story of Tracy Beaker have been adapted as TV series.

Book sales

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. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The Big Read was a 2003 survey carried out by the BBC, with the goal of finding the Nations Best-loved Book by way of a viewer vote via the Web, SMS and telephone. ... This article is about the comedy duo. ... Girls in Love is an ITV drama series based on the book of the same title (ISBN 0385408048), both created by UK author Jacqueline Wilson that follows the romantic thrills and spills of three teenage girls- Ellie, Magda and Nadine. ... The Story of Tracy Beaker cover. ... Dame Catherine Ann Cookson DBE (27 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was an English author. ...

Awards

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. The Nestlé Childrens Book Prize, formerly known as the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize is an annual award given to childrens books written in the previous year by a UK citizen or resident. ... The Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a prominent award for works of childrens literature by British or Commonwealth authors, published in the UK during the preceding year. ... The British Book Awards are given annually and promoted by the UK publishing industry trade journal Publishing News. ... The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdoms most prestigious literary awards. ... The Blue Peter Book Awards are a series of literary prizes for childrens literature awarded annually by the BBC television programme Blue Peter, and inaugurated in 2000. ...

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. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Childrens Laureate is an award made in the UK once every two years to a distinguished writer or illustrator of childrens books. ...

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. Roehampton University is a campus university situated on two major sites at Roehampton in south-west London, in the United Kingdom. ...

Bibliography

Mark Spark

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

Freddy's Teddy

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

Tracy Beaker

• 1991 The Story of Tracy Beaker
• 2000 The Dare Game
• 2006 Starring Tracy Beaker

The Story of Tracy Beaker cover. ... The Dare Game is the second book after Jacqueline Wilsons best-seller, The story of Tracy Beaker. ...

Werepuppy

• 1991 The Werepuppy
• 1994 The Werepuppy on Holiday

Girls

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

Non-series works

• 1972 Hide and Seek
• 1973 Ricky's Birthday
• 1973 Truth or Dare
• 1974 Snap
• 1976 Let's Pretend
• 1977 Making Hate
• 1982 Nobody's Perfect
• 1983 Waiting for the Sky to Fall
• 1984 The Killer Tadpole
• 1984 The Other Side
• 1984 The School Trip
• 1985 How to Survive Summer Camp
• 1986 Amber
• 1986 The Monster in the Cupboard
• 1987 Lonelyhearts
• 1987 Supersleuth
• 1987 The Power of the Shade
• 1988 Rat Race
• 1988 This Girl
• 1988 Vampire
• 1989 Falling Apart
• 1989 The Left Outs
• 1989 The Party in the Lift
• 1990 Glubbslyme
• 1990 Take a Good Look
• 1991 The Dream Palace
• 1992 Mark Spark
• 1992 The Suitcase Kid
• 1992 Video Rose
• 1993 Deep Blue
• 1993 The Mum-Minder
• 1994 The Bed And Breakfast Star
• 1995 Cliffhanger
• 1995 The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch
• 1995 Double Act
• 1995 Elsa, Star of the Shelter
• 1995 Jimmy Jelly
• 1995 Love from Katie
• 1995 My Brother Bernadette
• 1995 Sophie's Secret Diary
• 1996 Bad Girls
• 1996 Beauty and the Beast
• 1996 Connie and the Water Babies
• 1996 Mr. Cool
• 1997 The Lottie Project
• 1997 The Monster Story-Teller
• 1998 Buried Alive!
• 1998 Rapunzel
• 1999 The Illustrated Mum
• 1999 Monster Eyeballs
• 2000 Lizzie Zipmouth
• 2000 Vicky Angel
• 2001 The Cat Mummy
• 2001 Sleepovers
• 2001 Dustbin Baby
• 2002 Secrets
• 2002 The Worry Website
• 2003 Lola Rose
• 2004 Midnight
• 2004 Best Friends
• 2004 The Diamond Girls
• 2005 Clean Break
• 2005 Love Lessons
• 2006 Candyfloss
• 2007 Jacky Daydream (autobiography)
• 2007 Kiss
• 2007 Totally Jacqueline Wilson (November 2007)
• 2007 My Sister Jodie (February 2008)

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See also

• Category:Books by Jacqueline Wilson

Notes

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External links

• British Council webpage
• Children's Laureate website
• Fantastic Fiction
• Jacqueline Wilson author page by Guardian Unlimited
• Author's page at Random House
• An interview with Wilson