Jaqueline Wilson

[Finchy]

Her books are well cool! When i pick them up i have to read loads of chapters at a time and sometimes can't put the book down! I also like harry potter who wouldn't! It's magical!

 

[ray gower]

If you don't mind I'll move this to the relevant Authors page to keep things neat.

Personally I've only read Rapunzel (I nicked it from my grandson). I preferred the Grimm's version. But he seemed well impressed.

But the pictures were pretty

 

[Hermione]

I really like her Girls in Love etc. etc. books. They are cool!

 

[Crazihors]

i have to disagree with that...Jaqueline Wilson is not my favourite author by a long way

 

[Nesacat]

I used to work in a school and one of the things I did there was buy books for the library. That's when I first read Jacqueline Wilson's books. That's when I first read a whole bunch of books aimed at young people.

I've read The Mum-Minder; The Bed and Breakfast Star; The Illustrated Mum; The Cat Mummy; Midnight and Clean Break and quite liked them. They are pretty well-written and well thought out and it got several students reading, which is the best thing.

I've not read any of the books that go in sets though.

 

[GOLLUM]

I haven't even heard of this author LOL!

 

[Briareus Delta]

I haven't even heard of this author LOL!

OMG, where have you been? She is one of the best-selling childrens' authors ever. My daughter, now 11, has been reading her stuff for about three years now and has got her entire output. I believe I'm also right in saying that she was Childrens Laureate at one time, but someone may want to correct me on that.

 

[HoopyFrood]

I've certainly read my fair share of Wilson books when I were a young'un -- and I think many a preteen/early-teens girl has read her books (and probably a few boys as well, I know of at least one that is written from the viewpoint of a boy). She certainly writes some entertaining and interesting stories that often (at least all the ones I read) deals with rather gritty, real life situations and events...things like living in a single parent family, dealing with bullies, living in a Children's Home, coping with step-parents, falling out with friends, relationship troubles, and even a death of a close friends. And what's nice about this is that it shows young children who might be dealing with such things that they're not alone. Her characters are often well-rounded, feisty and likeable types, too. I think I'll always have a soft-spot for Tracy Beaker, or Ruby and Garnet. I think the Wilson books were the lighter half to my Stephen King/Point Horror/horror film filled childhood

 

[Mary Hoffman]

Jaqueline Wilson has been childrens' laureate for the last two years. She handed over to Mike Rosen in June.

She is also a multi-million selling childrens' writer. Also a very nice woman.

Mary