Jacqueline Wilson Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist who writes for children's literature. As her children's novels frequently feature themes of adoption, divorce, and mental illness, they attract controversy. Four of her books appear in the BBC's The Big Read poll of the 100 most popular books in the UK. For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, Wilson was a UK nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014. Wilson is the author of many book series. Her "Tracy Beaker" series, inaugurated in 1991 with "The Story of Tracy Beaker",
Tracy Beaker much to her upset. Originally introduced in the book "The Story of Tracy Beaker", to date the character has appeared in two further books, "The Dare Game" and "Starring Tracy Beaker". She has also appeared in Red Nose Day special called "Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart". In 2002, the BBC made a children's series based on the books, "The Story of Tracy Beaker", starring Dani Harmer as Tracy. The programme ran for five series on CBBC and included a one-off feature-length movie, "Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me". Harmer first took on the role at the age of 12 and has maintained