Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson (born in Bath on December 17 1945) is a British author of children's books. Currently one of the bestselling authors in Britain, her books have won a range of prestigious awards, and been adapted for television and stage.

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Over 15 million copies of Wilson's books have been sold in the UK alone. In a poll conducted by the BBC, The Big Read, four books by Jacqueline Wilson were voted in the top 100 most popular books in Britain: Double Act, Girls In Love, Vicky Angel, and The Story of Tracy Beaker. In 2004 she replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author in Britain's libraries, a position she retained the following year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4254613.stm

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Girls in Love and The Story of Tracy Beaker have been adapted as TV serials.

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In June 2002 Jacqueline Wilson was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools, and in May 2005 she was announced as the Children's Laureate.

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Bath: Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. The city was first documented as a Roman spa, although tradition suggests that it was founded earlier. The waters from its spring were believed to be a cure for many afflictions. From Elizabethan to Georgian tim...

December 17: December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 14 days remaining....

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