Katy Award-winning author by Jacqueline Wilson (author)

Author/Illustrator

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first “novel” when she was nine, filling countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. Since having her daughter, Emma, she has been writing full time.

Her insightful and emotionally challenging books not only stretch reading ability, but give young readers a glimpse into many kinds of lives. Smart girls, strong girls, bad girls, brave girls. Girls keeping their families going, girls trying to get away… Jacqueline Wilson’s written about them all! These powerful stories of plucky girls in difficult circumstances won’t fail to strike a chord.

She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Her signing sessions attract huge crowds of fans and last for hours! Over 25 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone.

In 2007 Jacky Daydream was published, an inspirational true story of how a shy schoolgirl became a superstar author. This was followed by My Secret Diary, a captivating account of Jacky’s teenage years.

In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools, and she was the Children’s Laureate from 2005-2007. She also became a Dame in December 2007.

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1. 100PAT188
   on 3 December 2015

   It is amazing and tells you to not give up whatever.

   5out of 5

2. Maddiehatter4
   on 7 November 2015

   Awsome book IT was sad but very exiting

3. goldiz
   on 31 October 2015

   Want to read this book soo much !!

   5out of 5

4. JapaneseStar
   on 24 September 2015

   This was a really good book I heard of the classic ‘What Katy Did’ though I’ve never read it but this modern version of the story by Jacqueline Wilson was really good I’d recommend it to many! :-)

5. rabbit58894
   on 15 August 2015

   I got a magazine and it gave me half of Katy book for sneak peek!!!!! Thanks Jacky.