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 Beaker much to her upset. Originally introduced in the book "The Story of Tracy Beaker", to date the character has appeared in two further books, "The Dare Game" and "Starring Tracy Beaker". She has also appeared in Red Nose Day special called "Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart". In 2002, the BBC made a children's series based on the books, "The Story of Tracy Beaker", starring Dani Harmer as Tracy. The programme ran for five series on CBBC and included a one-off feature-length movie, "Tracy Beaker's Movie of Me". Harmer first took on the role at the age of 12 and has maintained