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 countless Woolworths' exercise books as she grew up. Since having her daughter, Emma she has been writing full time.
Jacqueline has been on countless shortlists and has won numerous awards, including The Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award in 1995 for The Bed and Breakfast Star, the Smarties Prize, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Children's Book Award for Double Act. The Illustrated Mum was on the shortlist for the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book Award and has won the 1999 Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
Over 7 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone. In a recent poll to find the Nation's Favourite Children's Book run by the BBC programme, Bookworm, Double Act was voted 10th and was the only contemporary title in the top ten. Jacqueline herself was voted 4th in the Treasure Islands Favourite Children's Author poll.
In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools.
Jacqueline has been on countless shortlists and has won numerous awards, including The Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award in 1995 for The Bed and Breakfast Star, the Smarties Prize, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Children's Book Award for Double Act. The Illustrated Mum was on the shortlist for the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book Award and has won the 1999 Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
Over 7 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone. In a recent poll to find the Nation's Favourite Children's Book run by the BBC programme, Bookworm, Double Act was voted 10th and was the only contemporary title in the top ten. Jacqueline herself was voted 4th in the Treasure Islands Favourite Children's Author poll.
In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Romance, General Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Mystery
Series
Stevie Day
1. Supersleuth (1987)
2. Lonely Hearts (1987)
3. Rat Race (1988)
4. Stevie Day - Vampire (1988)
1. Supersleuth (1987)
2. Lonely Hearts (1987)
3. Rat Race (1988)
4. Stevie Day - Vampire (1988)
Tracy Beaker
1. The Story Of Tracy Beaker (1992)
2. The Dare Game (2000)
aka I Dare You Tracy Beaker
3. Starring Tracy Beaker (2006)
The Tracy Beaker Journal (2008)
The Tracy Beaker Quiz Book (2009)
Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends (2010)
4. My Mum Tracy Beaker (2018)
5. We Are The Beaker Girls (2019)
1. The Story Of Tracy Beaker (1992)
2. The Dare Game (2000)
aka I Dare You Tracy Beaker
3. Starring Tracy Beaker (2006)
The Tracy Beaker Journal (2008)
The Tracy Beaker Quiz Book (2009)
Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends (2010)
4. My Mum Tracy Beaker (2018)
5. We Are The Beaker Girls (2019)
Freddy's Teddy
Come Back Teddy! (1994)
Freddy's Teddy (1994)
Teddy Goes Swimming (1994)
Teddy at the Fair (1994)
Come Back Teddy! (1994)
Freddy's Teddy (1994)
Teddy Goes Swimming (1994)
Teddy at the Fair (1994)
Girls
1. Girls In Love (1997)
2. Girls Under Pressure (1998)
3. Girls Out Late (1999)
4. Girls In Tears (2002)
1. Girls In Love (1997)
2. Girls Under Pressure (1998)
3. Girls Out Late (1999)
4. Girls In Tears (2002)
Sleepovers
1. Sleepovers (2001)
2. The Best Sleepover in the World (2023)
3. The Seaside Sleepover (2025)
1. Sleepovers (2001)
2. The Best Sleepover in the World (2023)
3. The Seaside Sleepover (2025)
Hetty Feather
1. Hetty Feather (2009)
2. Sapphire Battersea (2011)
3. Emerald Star (2012)
4. Diamond (2013)
Hetty Feather Journal (2015)
5. Little Stars (2015)
1. Hetty Feather (2009)
2. Sapphire Battersea (2011)
3. Emerald Star (2012)
4. Diamond (2013)
Hetty Feather Journal (2015)
5. Little Stars (2015)
Novels
Hide and Seek (1972)
Ricky's Birthday (1973)
Truth or Dare (1973)
Snap (1974)
Let's Pretend (1976)
Holiday with Guns (1977)
Making Hate (1978)
Flight from the Islands (1978)
Nobody's Perfect (1982)
Waiting for the Sky to Fall (1983)
The School Trip (1984)
The Killer Tadpole (1984)
The Other Side (1984)
Amber (1986)
The Monster in the Cupboard (1986)
The Power of the Shade (1987)
This Girl (1988)
Falling Apart (1989)
The Left Outs (1991)
The Dream Palace (1991)
The Suitcase Kid (1992)
The Party in the Lift (1992)
Video Rose (1992)
The Mum-Minder (1993)
Deep Blue (1993)
The Bed and Breakfast Star (1994)
The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch (1995)
Double Act (1995)
Elsa, Star of the Shelter (1995)
Bad Girls (1996)
The Monster Story-Teller (1997)
The Lottie Project (1997)
The Illustrated Mum (1999)
Lizzie Zipmouth (2000)
Vicky Angel (2000)
Take a Good Look (2001)
The Cat Mummy (2001)
Dustbin Baby (2001)
How to Survive Summer Camp (2002)
Monster Eyeballs (2002)
Secrets (2002)
Lola Rose (2003)
Midnight (2003)
Best Friends (2004)
The Diamond Girls (2004)
Clean Break (2005)
Love Lessons (2005)
Candyfloss (2006)
Kiss (2007)
My Sister Jodie (2008)
Cookie (2008)
Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart (2009)
Little Darlings (2010)
The Longest Whale Song (2010)
Lily Alone (2011)
The Worst Thing About My Sister (2012)
Four Children and It (2012)
aka Four Kids and It
Queenie (2013)
Opal Plumstead (2014)
The Butterfly Club (2015)
Happy Holidays (2015)
Katy (2015)
Rent A Bridesmaid (2016)
Butterfly Beach (2017)
Wave Me Goodbye (2017)
Hetty Feather's Christmas (2017)
Dancing the Charleston (2019)
Love Frankie (2020)
The Runaway Girls (2021)
The Primrose Railway Children (2021)
Baby Love (2022)
Project Fairy (2022)
The Other Edie Trimmer (2023)
The Girl Who Wasn't There (2024)
Star of the Show (2024)
Think Again (2024)
Ricky's Birthday (1973)
Truth or Dare (1973)
Snap (1974)
Let's Pretend (1976)
Holiday with Guns (1977)
Making Hate (1978)
Flight from the Islands (1978)
Nobody's Perfect (1982)
Waiting for the Sky to Fall (1983)
The School Trip (1984)
The Killer Tadpole (1984)
The Other Side (1984)
Amber (1986)
The Monster in the Cupboard (1986)
The Power of the Shade (1987)
This Girl (1988)
Falling Apart (1989)
The Left Outs (1991)
The Dream Palace (1991)
The Suitcase Kid (1992)
The Party in the Lift (1992)
Video Rose (1992)
The Mum-Minder (1993)
Deep Blue (1993)
The Bed and Breakfast Star (1994)
The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch (1995)
Double Act (1995)
Elsa, Star of the Shelter (1995)
Bad Girls (1996)
The Monster Story-Teller (1997)
The Lottie Project (1997)
The Illustrated Mum (1999)
Lizzie Zipmouth (2000)
Vicky Angel (2000)
Take a Good Look (2001)
The Cat Mummy (2001)
Dustbin Baby (2001)
How to Survive Summer Camp (2002)
Monster Eyeballs (2002)
Secrets (2002)
Lola Rose (2003)
Midnight (2003)
Best Friends (2004)
The Diamond Girls (2004)
Clean Break (2005)
Love Lessons (2005)
Candyfloss (2006)
Kiss (2007)
My Sister Jodie (2008)
Cookie (2008)
Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart (2009)
Little Darlings (2010)
The Longest Whale Song (2010)
Lily Alone (2011)
The Worst Thing About My Sister (2012)
Four Children and It (2012)
aka Four Kids and It
Queenie (2013)
Opal Plumstead (2014)
The Butterfly Club (2015)
Happy Holidays (2015)
Katy (2015)
Rent A Bridesmaid (2016)
Butterfly Beach (2017)
Wave Me Goodbye (2017)
Hetty Feather's Christmas (2017)
Dancing the Charleston (2019)
Love Frankie (2020)
The Runaway Girls (2021)
The Primrose Railway Children (2021)
Baby Love (2022)
Project Fairy (2022)
The Other Edie Trimmer (2023)
The Girl Who Wasn't There (2024)
Star of the Show (2024)
Think Again (2024)
Collections
The Worry Website (2002)
Kids' Night In (2003) (with others)
Shining on (2006) (with others)
Three for Tea (2006) (with Anne Fine and Michael Morpurgo)
Totally Jacqueline Wilson (2007)
Magic Beans (2011) (with others)
Big Day Out (2012)
We're Having a Party! (2013) (with others)
Paws and Whiskers (2014)
My Jacqueline Wilson Treasury (2014)
The Jacqueline Wilson Christmas Cracker (2014)
Kids' Night In (2003) (with others)
Shining on (2006) (with others)
Three for Tea (2006) (with Anne Fine and Michael Morpurgo)
Totally Jacqueline Wilson (2007)
Magic Beans (2011) (with others)
Big Day Out (2012)
We're Having a Party! (2013) (with others)
Paws and Whiskers (2014)
My Jacqueline Wilson Treasury (2014)
The Jacqueline Wilson Christmas Cracker (2014)
Anthologies edited
Chapter Books show
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Jacqueline Wilson
More books
Award nominations
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