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EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION She was born in Somerset in 1945. 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 STYLE Wilson's books are typically realistic stories about modern British children facing problems in their daily lives, 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 colourful 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''. The majority of her books are written in the first person narrative, although some, such as ''Twin Trouble'', are written in third person. ''Girls in Love'', ''Best Friends'' and ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' have been adapted as TV series. she had wrote her first book when she was only 9 years old BOOK SALES Over 20 million copies of Wilson's books have been sold in the UK alone.3 In a poll conducted by the '', '' Girls In Love '', ''Vicky Angel'', and '' The Story Of Tracy Beaker ''. In the list of the UK's 200 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 year4 — although Wilson humbly admits this may simply be because Cookson is no longer alive to compete. AWARDS Jacqueline has won many awards, including the Smarties Prize, and the Children's Book Award. The Illustrated Mum won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the 1999 Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book Award. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People's Choice Award. In June 2002, Jacqueline Wilson was given an Order of the British Empire for services to literacy in schools, and in May 2005 she was announced as the fourth Children's Laureate. In July 2007 she received an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Letters) from Roehampton University in recognition of her achievements in and on behalf of Children's Literature. BIBLIOGRAPHY Mark Spark
Freddy's Teddy These books were written to help teach younger children to read.
Tracy Beaker
Werepuppy
Girls
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