Jacqueline Wilson also made the 1999 Whitbread Awards shortlist. "The Story of Tracy Beaker" won the 2002 Blue Peter People's Choice Award. "Girls in Tears" was the Children's Book of the Year at the 2003 British Book Awards. Two of her books were "Highly Commended" runners-up for the annual Carnegie Medal: "The Story of Tracy Beaker" (1991) and "Double Act" (1995). In June 2002, Wilson was appointed an OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she served as the fourth Children's Laureate. In that role Wilson urged parents and child-care providers to continue reading aloud to children
Scott Tracy Griffin Scott Tracy Griffin Scott Tracy Griffin is an American writer, actor and "one of the world's leading experts" on author Edgar Rice Burroughs and his works. He is the author of "Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration," the "only official commemorative illustrated history" of Burroughs' literary character Tarzan, which book was a 2013 Locus Award finalist for Best Art Book. Griffin began writing professionally in 1993, covering the film industry for magazines including "Cinefantastique", "FilmFax", and "Alter Ego". He scripted the "Tarzan" Sunday comic strip in 1996 and has consulted on and appeared in documentaries and news programs, including "Investigating Tarzan" and