A fabulous account of Jacqueline Wilson's teenage years, told through extracts from her teenage diaries, to follow up the huge bestseller, Jacky Daydream
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER
Liberally sprinkled with the tiny black and white photos of the
time, this is a fascinating insight into the growing pains of a
much loved and respected writer
*The School Librarian*
Wonderfully written and engaging
*Lincolnshire Free Press*
A fascinating peep into the real Ms Wilson
*Newbury Weekly News*
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