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Nobody's Perfect
The teenage protagonist dreams of becoming a famous writer and being interviewed by Melvyn Bragg.
- GenresYoung Adult
112 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 1983
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About the author
Jacqueline Wilson
391 books5,720 followersJacqueline 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 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 million!
In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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 million!
In 2002 Jacqueline was awarded the OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she was the Children’s Laureate. In 2008 she became Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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December 23, 2018
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This is an out-of-print Jacqueline Wilson novel that I found in a charity shop many years ago, but only just got around to reading it! As this story was originally published in the 1980s, I can see just how much Jacqueline's writing has progressed over time. At just over 100 pages long, the story follows an aspiring writer called Sandra who lives with her mum, step-dad and sister. After some family and friend troubles, Sandra travels up to London for the day curious to discover more about her birth father. Meeting a guy called Michael, the two of them team up but neither of them are prepared for what they are about to uncover. I would have loved the story-line to be fleshed out more, as I struggled to connect with the characters. This is definitely a YA novel due to the content included. Sadly, this is not my favourite story written by Jacqueline, but feel very happy to have finally read it!
This is an out-of-print Jacqueline Wilson novel that I found in a charity shop many years ago, but only just got around to reading it! As this story was originally published in the 1980s, I can see just how much Jacqueline's writing has progressed over time. At just over 100 pages long, the story follows an aspiring writer called Sandra who lives with her mum, step-dad and sister. After some family and friend troubles, Sandra travels up to London for the day curious to discover more about her birth father. Meeting a guy called Michael, the two of them team up but neither of them are prepared for what they are about to uncover. I would have loved the story-line to be fleshed out more, as I struggled to connect with the characters. This is definitely a YA novel due to the content included. Sadly, this is not my favourite story written by Jacqueline, but feel very happy to have finally read it!
September 23, 2012
Why oh why is this book out of print? I loved it so much I could recite passages by heart...
August 12, 2025
Oh this is easy nostalgic 5-star, I have my own personal lore about this particular book.
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