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Jacqueline Wilson
Who Is Jacqueline Wilson?
Biography
One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. This was also the first of her books to be illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Since then Jacqueline has been on countless awards shortlists and has gone on to win many awards. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, the 1999 Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children’s Book Award. Double Act won the prestigious Smarties Medal and the Children’s Book Award as well as being highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People’s Choice Award.
Jacqueline is one of the nation’s favourite authors, and her books are loved and cherished by young readers not only in the UK but all over the world. She has sold millions of books and in the UK alone the total now stands at over 35 millions!
Style
Jacqueline's stories have greater choice than most children's books, including such difficult topics as abuse, grief, divorce, foster care and mental illness. Her prose is often interspersed with ink drawings by illustrator Nick Sharratt, who also designs the covers for her books. She usually writes first person narrative. All of Wilson's books are fiction except Jacky Daydream and My Secret Diary.
Popularity
Top 10 Jacqueline Wilson Books
1 The Story of Tracy Beaker
2 Double Act
3 The Illustrated Mum
Girls out late ( my opinion)
Website
Email: jacquelinewilson@gmail.com
Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/JacquelineWilsonTV