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Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first “novel” when she was nine, filling countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. Since having her daughter, Emma, she has been writing full time.

She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Her signing sessions attract huge crowds of fans and last for hours! Over 25 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone.

In 2007 Jacky Daydream was published, an inspirational true story of how a shy schoolgirl became a superstar author. This was followed by My Secret Diary, a captivating account of Jacky’s teenage years.

In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools, and she was the Children’s Laureate from 2005-2007. She also became a Dame in December 2007.

Books by Jacqueline Wilson

  • Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends

    Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends

  • Best Friends

    Best Friends

  • Best Friends

    Best Friends

  • Buried Alive!

    Buried Alive!

  • Candyfloss

    Candyfloss

  • Clean Break

    Clean Break

  • Cliffhanger

    Cliffhanger

  • Clover Moon

    Clover Moon

  • Clover Moon

    Clover Moon

  • Colour First Reader: The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

    Colour First Reader: The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

  • Colour First Reader: The Monster Story-Teller

    Colour First Reader: The Monster Story-Teller

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • Dancing the Charleston

    Dancing the Charleston

  • Diamond

    Diamond

  • Double Act

    Double Act

  • Emerald Star

    Emerald Star

  • Emerald Star (Hardback)

    Emerald Star (Hardback)

  • Four Children and It

    Four Children and It

  • Glubbslyme

    Glubbslyme

  • Hetty Feather

    Hetty Feather

  • Hetty Feather

    Hetty Feather

  • Hetty Feather's Christmas

    Hetty Feather's Christmas

  • I Dare You, Tracy Beaker

    I Dare You, Tracy Beaker

  • Jacky Daydream

    Jacky Daydream

  • Katy

    Katy

  • Katy

    Katy

  • Lily Alone

    Lily Alone

  • Lily Alone

    Lily Alone

  • Little Darlings

    Little Darlings

  • Little Stars

    Little Stars

  • Little Stars

    Little Stars

  • Lizzie Zipmouth

    Lizzie Zipmouth

  • Lola Rose

    Lola Rose

  • Love Frankie

    Love Frankie

  • Magical Friends

    Magical Friends

  • Midnight

    Midnight

  • Monster Eyeballs

    Monster Eyeballs

  • Monster Eyeballs

    Monster Eyeballs

  • My Mum Tracy Beaker

    My Mum Tracy Beaker

  • My Mum Tracy Beaker

    My Mum Tracy Beaker

  • My Secret Diary: Dating, Dancing, Dreams and Dilemmas

    My Secret Diary: Dating, Dancing, Dreams and Dilemmas

  • My Sister Jodie

    My Sister Jodie

  • Opal Plumstead

    Opal Plumstead

  • Queenie

    Queenie

  • Queenie (Hardback)

    Queenie (Hardback)

  • Rent a Bridesmaid

    Rent a Bridesmaid

  • Rent a Bridesmaid

    Rent a Bridesmaid

  • Sapphire Battersea

    Sapphire Battersea

  • Sapphire Battersea (Hardback)

    Sapphire Battersea (Hardback)

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Sleepovers

    Sleepovers

  • Starring Tracy Beaker

    Starring Tracy Beaker

  • The Bed and Breakfast Star

    The Bed and Breakfast Star

  • The Butterfly Club

    The Butterfly Club

  • The Butterfly Club

    The Butterfly Club

  • The Cat Mummy

    The Cat Mummy

  • The Dare Game

    The Dare Game

  • The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

    The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch

  • The Illustrated Mum

    The Illustrated Mum

  • The Longest Whale Song

    The Longest Whale Song

  • The Longest Whale Song (Hardback)

    The Longest Whale Song (Hardback)

  • The Lottie Project

    The Lottie Project

  • The Monster Story-Teller

    The Monster Story-Teller

  • The Mum-Minder

    The Mum-Minder

  • The Primrose Railway Children

    The Primrose Railway Children

  • The Runaway Girls

    The Runaway Girls

  • The Runaway Girls

    The Runaway Girls

  • The Story of Tracy Beaker

    The Story of Tracy Beaker

  • The Story of Tracy Beaker

    The Story of Tracy Beaker

  • The Suitcase Kid

    The Suitcase Kid

  • The Worst Thing About My Sister

    The Worst Thing About My Sister

  • The Worst Thing About My Sister (Hardback)

    The Worst Thing About My Sister (Hardback)

  • Twin Tales

    Twin Tales

  • Vicky Angel

    Vicky Angel

  • Wave Me Goodbye

    Wave Me Goodbye

  • We Are the Beaker Girls

    We Are the Beaker Girls

  • We Are the Beaker Girls

    We Are the Beaker Girls

Awards

Jacqueline has won loads of awards, including the prestigious Children’s Laureate 2005-2007, two British Book Awards Children’s Books of the Year for Girls in Tears and The Illustrated Mum, and the Guardian prize for The Illustrated Mum. In a poll to find the Nation’s Favourite Children’s Book Double Act was voted 10th and was the only contemporary title in the top ten.