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 the Jews (book) The Story of the Jews (book) The Story of the Jews is a book by British historian Simon Schama, which is being published in three volumes. The first volume, entitled "Finding the Words 1000BCE – 1492CE", was published in the United Kingdom by Bodley Head in September 2013. The second volume, entitled "Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900", was published by Bodley Head in October 2017. A television series, based on Schama's book, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013 and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014. In his