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
Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story wrote the book based on Sandusky's recorded recollections. The book was written by Sandusky and Richeal over a decade-long period starting in 1991. In the Acknowledgments section of the book, Sandusky described Richeal as "my co-author and good friend who helped me formulate my thoughts and ideas into what you are about to read." Dick Vermeil, who coached the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1982, wrote the foreword to the book. In it, Vermeil wrote, "This book will be a special read for anyone who respects people who are unselfish and give a little piece of themselves to everyone with