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Jacqueline Wilson

English
Born 1945
Born in 1945, Dame Jacqueline Wilson has become one of Britain's most beloved children's authors, fearlessly tackling the real challenges young people face in their daily lives. With over 100 books to her name since her 1969 debut, Wilson has built her reputation on addressing difficult topics like adoption, divorce, and family breakdown with honesty, warmth, and understanding. Her most famous creation, Tracy Beaker, has become a household name, representing the countless children who don't fit the mold of traditional children's literature protagonists.
Wilson's extraordinary impact on children's literacy is reflected in her staggering sales of over 35 million books in the UK alone and her impressive collection of accolades. The Illustrated Mum earned both the Guardian Prize and British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, while The Story of Tracy Beaker captured the Blue Peter People's Choice Award. Her contributions to literacy were formally recognized when she received an OBE in 2002 and served as Children's Laureate from 2005 to 2007. Four of her novels even made it into the BBC's Big Read poll of the 100 most popular books in the UK, cementing her status as an author who truly connects with readers of all ages.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Bed and Breakfast Star.
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Jacqueline Wilson books in order

24 books, 1 series. Dates and covers from Amazon.

Hetty Feather4 books

  1. Hetty Feather cover
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    Hetty Feather
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  2. Sapphire Battersea cover
    #22011
    Sapphire Battersea
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  3. Emerald Star cover
    #32012
    Emerald Star
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  4. Diamond cover
    #42013
    Diamond
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Standalones and other books

  1. The Suitcase Kid cover
    1997
    The Suitcase Kid
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  2. Double Act cover
    1998
    Double Act
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  3. The Dare Game cover
    2000
    The Dare Game
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  4. Bad Girls cover
    2001
    Bad Girls
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  5. My Brother Bernadette cover
    2001
    My Brother Bernadette
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  6. Vicky Angel cover
    2001
    Vicky Angel
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  7. Girls in Love cover
    2002
    Girls in Love
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  8. The Diamond Girls cover
    2004
    The Diamond Girls
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  9. Tracey Beaker Trilogy cover
    2008
    Tracey Beaker Trilogy
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  10. Cookie cover
    2009
    Cookie
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  11. Jacqueline Wilson's Funny Girls cover
    2012
    Jacqueline Wilson's Funny Girls
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  12. Rose Rivers cover
    2018
    Rose Rivers
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  13. We Are The Beaker Girls cover
    2020
    We Are The Beaker Girls
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  14. Love Frankie cover
    2020
    Love Frankie
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  15. The Runaway Girls cover
    2021
    The Runaway Girls
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  16. Baby Love cover
    2022
    Baby Love
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  17. The Story of Tracy Beaker cover
    2022
    The Story of Tracy Beaker
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  18. The Magic Faraway Tree cover
    2023
    The Magic Faraway Tree
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  19. Puffin The Best Sleepover in the World. cover
    2024
    Puffin The Best Sleepover in the World.
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  20. Puffin The Seaside Sleepover. cover
    2025
    Puffin The Seaside Sleepover.
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Cover of The Bed and Breakfast Star
The Bed and Breakfast Star

4.5/5

reader rating · 926 ratings

Jacqueline Wilson's children's novel The Bed and Breakfast Star puts ten-year-old Elsa — a ginger-haired, joke-cracking girl who dreams of becoming a comedian — at the centre of a story about family hardship, resilience, and finding light in genuinely difficult circumstances. With illustrations by Nick Sharratt, the book follows Elsa and her family as they are forced into a cramped, run-down bed and breakfast after her short-tempered stepfather Mack loses his job, and charts her attempts to hold her world together with humour. Young readers in the 9–11 age range will find both a vivid, strongly characterised narrator and an unflinching look at child poverty that is rare in fiction aimed at this audience.

Reviewed Feb 9, 2026

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