Jacqueline Wilson is an English writer known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. Her novels commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness. Addressing such issues has made her controversial because her readers are young. From 2005 to 2007 she was British Children's Laureate. For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, Wilson is U.K. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014 Wilson is the author of many book series. Her best known work may be the Tracy Beaker series, inaugurated in 1991 by The Story of Tracy Beaker. There have been three sequels and four CBBC television adaptations: The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns, The Dumping Ground and The Tracy Beaker Survival Files.
Victorian London 1851. Queen Victoria is on the throne and the Great Exhibition is about to open! Lucy Locket lives with her father the New Mother and the New Baby. They sent away her beloved Nurse and replaced her with a horrid governess. Lucy desperately wants someone to be kind to her and to have some fun - theres very little of that in her house. Kitty Fisher is a street performer who earns tin for her supper by tumbling. She has always lived on the street and on her wits with only the kind Gaffer to help her. But now Gaffer is gone and Kitty is all alone. When Lucy runs away from home Kitty shows Lucy how to survive. Lucy learns quickly and shows Kitty her own skills - befriending families to get free meals and singing beautiful melodies for the crowds. But the streets of Victorian London are dangerous and soon the girls find themselves under threat from thieves - and even worse.
Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a childrens home but would like a real home one day with a real family. Meet Tracy follow her story and share her hopes for the future.
Jess and Tracy Beaker have found happiness in The Dumping Ground. Not that Dumping Ground - the childrens home that Tracy grew up in - but a seaside antique shop full of treasures along with Flo the owner and Alfie their dog. Jess is looking for a fantastic new boyfriend for her mum (mostly because Tracys awful ex Sean is back on the scene). But Jess has bigger problems of her own- shes being picked on by a local kid whos got it in for her. But when Jess uncovers the truth about her new enemy it means big changes for the Beaker Girls.
