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Jacqueline Wilson


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in The United Kingdom
December 17, 1945

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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 in countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. As a teenager she started work for a magazine publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which she was told was named after her!) before turning to writing novels full-time.

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
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The Story of Tracy Beaker (...

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Double Act

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The Illustrated Mum (Illust...

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Girls in Love (Girls, #1)

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Think Again (Girls, #5)

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My Sister Jodie

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The Suitcase Kid

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The Lottie Project

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Girls in Love Girls Under Pressure Girls Out Late Girls in Tears Think Again
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Sleepovers The Best Sleepover in the W... The Seaside Sleepover
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“Enjoy yourself whilst you read!”
Jaqueline Wilson

“I try to have reasonably happy endings because I would hate any child to be cast down in gloom and despair; I want to show them you can find a way out of it.”
Jacqueline Wilson

“Well, I didn't need them.
I didn't need anyone. I was Lola Rose.
I just wished I looked more like my idea of Lola Rose.”
Jacqueline Wilson, Lola Rose

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