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  JACQUELINE WILSON was born in Bath in 1945, but has spent most of her life in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. 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. She started work at a publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist on Jackie magazine (which was named after her) before turning to writing fiction full-time.

  Since 1990 Jacqueline has written prolifically for children and has won many of the top awards for children's books, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, the Smarties Prize, the Red House Book Award and the Children's Book of the Year. Jacqueline was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2002 and was made a Dame in 2008. She was the Children's Laureate in 2005—2007. She is the most borrowed author of all from British libraries and an astounding twenty-five million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK.

  An avid reader herself, Jacqueline has a personal col lection of many, many thousands of books. She has one grown-up daughter.

  Everybody knows

  Tracy Beaker,

  Jacqueline Wilson's

  best-loved character.

  But what do they

  know about

  Jacqueline herself?

  In this fascinating book,

  discover . . .

  . . . how Jacky dealt with an unpredictable father,

  like Prue in Love Lessons.

  . . . how she chose new toys in Hamleys,

  like Dolphin in The Illustrated Mum.

  . . . how she sat entrance exams,

  like Ruby in Double Act.

  But most of all discover how Jacky loved reading and

  writing stories. From the very first story she wrote, it

  was clear that this little girl had a vivid imagination.

  But who would've guessed that she would grow up

  to be a bestselling, award-winning author!

  Includes previously unseen photos, Jacqueline's

  own school reports and a brand new chapter from

  Jacqueline on the response to the book, her

  teenage years and more!