Jacqueline Wilson
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Jacqueline Wilson, OBE (born Jacqueline Aitken in Bath on December 17, 1945) is a British author of children's books. Currently one of the bestselling authors in Britain, her books have won a range of prestigious awards, and been adapted for television and stage.
When she was a teenager, she started working with the Dundee-based publishing company DC Thomson on a new girls magazine Jackie after she had an article published in the namesake magazine.[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]
Over 20 million copies of Wilson's books have been sold in the UK alone. 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 200 UK's 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[3] — although Wilson humbly admits this may simply be because Cookson is no longer alive to compete.
Wilson's books are typically realistic stories about modern British children facing problems in their daily lives, such as 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 colorful 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'.
Girls in Love, Best Friends and The Story of Tracy Beaker have been adapted as TV series.
In June 2002, Jacqueline Wilson was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools, and in May 2005 she was announced as the Children's Laureate. Jacqueline also received praise for her 1995 book Double Act. She lives near London in a small house crammed with 15,000 books.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Tracy Beaker
- 1991 The Story of Tracy Beaker
- 2000 The Dare Game
- 2006 Starring Tracy Beaker
[edit] Werepuppy
- 1993 The Werepuppy
- 1994 The Werepuppy on Holiday
[edit] Girls
- 1995 Girls In Love
- 1998 Girls Under Pressure
- 1999 Girls Out Late
- 2002 Girls In Tears
[edit] Non-series works
- 1985 How to Survive Summer Camp
- 1986 Amber
- 1989 Falling Apart
- 1990 Glubbslyme
- 1992 The Suitcase Kid
- 1992 Video Rose
- 1993 The Mum-Minder
- 1994 The Bed And Breakfast Star
- 1995 Cliffhanger
- 1995 The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch
- 1995 Double Act
- 1996 Bad Girls
- 1997 The Monster Story-Teller
- 1997 The Lottie Project
- 1998 Buried Alive!
- 1999 The Illustrated Mum
- 2000 Lizzie Zipmouth
- 2000 Vicky Angel
- 2001 Take a Good Look
- 2001 My Brother Bernadette
- 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 Video Rose and Mark Spark
- 2005 Clean Break
- 2005 Best Friends
- 2005 Love Lessons
- 2006 Candyfloss
- 2007 Jacky Daydream
[edit] Notes
- ^ Author profile. Jubilee Books (2003).
- ^ Author promotional interview. Jubilee Books (2003).
- ^ "Wilson named top library author", BBC, February 11, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Children's Laureate website
- Fantastic Fiction
- Jacqueline Wilson author page by Guardian Unlimited
- Author's page at Random House
- An interview with Wilson
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