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 (franchise) is currently in its sixth series. On 21 February 2004, "" aired on CBBC. For Children In Need that year, a "The Story of Tracy Beaker" special aired on CBBC titled "Tracy Beaker Parties With Pudsey". "Tracy Beaker Returns" aired one spin-off, "Tracy Beaker Survival Files", which aired for one series from 16 December 2011 to 6 January 2012. "The Dumping Ground" currently has had five spin-off's: "The Dumping Ground Survival Files" aired for two series from 6 January to 12 December 2014, a webisode miniseries "Liam's Story" aired from 17 January to 14 March 2018 and the series aired