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
Tracy Tormé Tracy Tormé Tracy R. Tormé (born April 12, 1959) is an American screenwriter and television producer. Tormé was born on April 12, 1959, in Los Angeles, California to Arlene Miles and singer Mel Tormé. Tormé is best known for having created the science fiction series "Sliders", but worked for "Saturday Night Live", "Odyssey 5", "" and "Carnivàle" as well. In 1991 with Barry Oringer, Tormé wrote the screenplay for the miniseries "Intruders" which premiered on CBS on May 17, 1992 and ended on May 19, 1992. "Invaders" was based on the book of the same name by Budd Hopkins. Also