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",
The Story of Tracy Beaker three series from 8 January 2010 to 23 March 2012. The former La Sagesse school in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne was used as "The Dumping Ground" set In 2012, a spin-off from "Tracy Beaker Returns" called "The Dumping Ground" was announced as Harmer chose to quit her role as Tracy and has aired on CBBC since 4 January 2013; it is currently in its sixth series. The first series was filmed at the same location as "Tracy Beaker Returns", but since series two, the series has been filmed in Morpeth, Northumberland. The series have also had spin-off series. In 2006,