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Jacqueline Wilson is an award-winning author who has specialized in writing children’s and teen’s books. Most of her books capture the theme of divorce, mental illness, and adoption, which has made her a controversy subject for featuring such these themes in children’s literature. Jacqueline has featured in numerous authors’ nomination for awards and has won many awards. In the UK alone, she has sold over 35 million copies of her books and in a number of years; her books have been the most borrowed from public libraries. This together with having 100 books under name makes Jacqueline Wilson an inspiration and a favorite to many young readers and authors.
Jacqueline was born in Bath, England on 17th December 1945 to a civil servant father and a housewife mother. She was brought up in Kingston upon the Thames. Jacqueline later joined Latchmere Primary School and later joined Coombe Girls for her high school education. When she was in primary school, despite being in her tender age, Jacqueline love for writing emerged. She was very imaginative and most of the time you would find her reading or crafting stories. Jacqueline reveals that her favorite works then, was Little Women and What Katy Did classics and Noel Streatfield books.
When she was 7, Jacqueline was filling numerous notebooks with stories and imaginative writing. Later, when she was 9, Jacqueline Wilson composed her 18 pages novel, which she nostalgically narrates. Additionally, her performance in English Language classes was incredible that she would often receive recognition. She narrates how during mathematics lesson she would stare outside, imagining stories. It is also during these primary school days that Jacqueline was nicknamed Jacky Daydream. She records how that name stick in her mind that she would later title her first autobiography with the same name.
When Jacqueline was in high school, her love for writing continued to blossom although, she didn’t do any publication here. She says she loved her high school, and that’s why visits the school regularly. After graduating from high school, she enrolled for secretarial studies- she was 16 years old then. However, after graduating from her secretarial studies, she didn’t become a secretary. She would then get a job with DC Thomson, a publishing company after she wrote an incredible piece about horrors of teenager’s discos.
Jacqueline Wilson stays at Thomson Company would define her marital status. It is here that she met Millar Wilson, who worked as a printer; they fell in love and got married in 1965. 2 years later Jacqueline and Millar got a daughter, whom they called Emma. The two would later separate in 2004, after almost four decades of being a husband and wife.
Onto Jacqueline Wilson writing career- initially, Jacqueline Wilson was writing crime fiction. She would later make up her mind when she decided to venture into children’s books. Up to 1990, Jacqueline Wilson has penned down 40 books, however, even after all these books, she hadn’t penned her breakthrough copy. It is in 1991 that Jacqueline Wilson wrote “The Story of Tracy Beaker,” a book that would take Jacqueline writing career into another level. After this release that was published by Doubleday, she became famous, and luckily her past works also got a boost.
The Story of Tracy Beaker was her first bestseller. After this book, he writing was rejuvenated, more and more books would follow. Some of other books are “The Dare Game”, published in 2000, which captures a story of a child who is living in foster and residential care. “The Bed and Breakfast Star” was published in 2004, which is a story of a family, which lives in bed and breakfast accommodation. Then there is “The Illustrated Mum”, published in 1999, a story of a mom with multiple boyfriends, who is also covered in tattoos.
Additionally, Jacqueline has penned down readers and books targeting young children, and BBC radio plays. Some of her works, which are for older readers, were also filmed for ITV television, included, “Girls in Tears” (2002), “Girls Out Late (1999)”, “Girls Under Pressure (1998)”, and “Girls in Love (1997)”. Jacqueline also wrote a screen adaption for Channel 4 of “Double Act,” this went ahead to win an award as the best children’s fiction work. Another one is the “Story of Tracy Breaker, which has 3 sequels, which was adapted by CNBC series. Other Jacqueline Wilson, which has been adapted for TV, includes, “Cliffhanger (1995)”, “Double Act (2004)”, and “The Illustrated Mum” by Channel 4. “Best Friends (2004)” and “Girls in Love”, by ITV. Others include The “Hetty Feather” and “The Dumping Ground.” The massive adoption of her works by many TV stations has continued to make Jacqueline Wilson one of the best Children’s books authors of our time,
The Story of Tracy Breaker, which was published in 1991, is an incredible piece of writing. Tracy Breaker is an imaginative, funny and articulate 10-year-old girl. Apart from her positive side, at times, she can become violent, impulsive and angry. He current home is in a children’s home, but all along she keeps on hoping that her absent mother will come one day and pick her. Cam visits the children’s home with the intention of putting down a piece. By this time, Tracy is slowly becoming a writer and volunteers to help Cam. Tracy and Cam become friends, and Tracy starts thinking if, in any way, Cam is the one to help her leave the children’s home. Tracy’s story is documented as diaries entries, using drawing and doodles by Nick Sharratt, who is the book illustrator.
Another famous Jacqueline Wilson book is “Girls in Love”, which was published in 1997 and was illustrated by Nick Sharratt. This book has Nadine, Magda and Ellie as the girls in love characters. Ellie’s mother passed on earlier, and now they live with her dad, Egg, who is her half-brother, and Anna, who is his father’s new wife. However, Ellie feels her late mother’s gap. She misses her advice and her love especially in matters relating to boys relationship. Then her friend, Nadine, gets a boyfriend, and this makes Ellie feel pressured to do all she can to get a boyfriend. During this time, she learns the value of female friendship.
This book which is for young teen brings out the sensitive and a humorous friendship aspect, teen’s love life, and finally relating, and being in a stepfamily.
Today, Jacqueline Wilson lives in Kingston upon the Thames, where she owns a Victorian-styled villa. She says that she has more than 15,000 copies of books in her personal library here. She remains an avid reader, despite her busy life. She says every week she must complete reading a book. She also says that over the years she has made sure that she replies personally to all her letters coming from fans.
Jacqueline Wilson starts her day by swimming, before heading to prepare and take her breakfast. Over the years, Jacqueline has been seen to love black clothes accessorized by chunky jewelry.
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