Jacqueline Wilson bibliography

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Jacqueline Wilson in 2009.

The following is a complete list of books published by Dame Jacqueline Wilson, an English novelist who writes for children's literature. Four of her books appear in the BBC's The Big Read poll of the 100 most popular books in the UK, and for her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, Wilson was a UK nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014. Wilson is the author of many book series; her Tracy Beaker series, inaugurated in 1991 with The Story of Tracy Beaker , includes three sequels and has been adapted into six CBBC television series: The Story of Tracy Beaker , Tracy Beaker Returns , The Dumping Ground , The Tracy Beaker Survival Files , My Mum Tracy Beaker and The Beaker Girls . As of 2023, Wilson has written over 100 novels.

Contents

Sequences

Tracy Beaker

YearTitleRef.
1991 The Story of Tracy Beaker [1]
2000The Dare Game [1]
2006Starring Tracy Beaker [1]
2009Tracy Beaker's Thumping Heart [2]
2009The Tracy Beaker Quiz Book [3]
2012The Tracy Beaker Trilogy [lower-alpha 1] [4]
2014Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends [5]
2018My Mum Tracy Beaker [6]
2019We Are the Beaker Girls [7]

The Werepuppy

YearTitleRef.
1991The Werepuppy [8]
1995The Werepuppy Goes on Holiday [8]

Twin Tales

YearTitleRef.
1994Twin Trouble [9]
1996Connie and the Water Babies [10]

Adventure

YearTitleRef.
1995Cliffhanger [11]
1999Buried Alive! [12]
2001Biscuit Barrel [lower-alpha 2] [13]

Girls

YearTitleRef.
1997 Girls in Love [14]
1998 Girls Under Pressure [15]
1999Girls out Late [16]
2002 Girls in Tears [17]
2024Think Again [18]

Hetty Feather

YearTitleRef.
2009 Hetty Feather [19]
2011 Sapphire Battersea [19]
2012 Emerald Star [19]
2013Diamond [19]
2015Little Stars [19]
2017Hetty Feather's Christmas [19]

World of Hetty Feather

YearTitleRef.
2016Clover Moon [20]
2018Rose Rivers [21]

Sleepovers

YearTitleRef.
2001 Sleepovers [22]
2023 The Best Sleepover in the World [23]

Standalone novels

YearTitleRef.
1969Ricky's Birthday. (In the Nippers series.) [24]
1972Hide and Seek [25]
1973Truth or Dare [26]
1974Snap [27]
1976Let's Pretend [27]
1977Making Hate [27]
1982Nobody's Perfect [27]
1983Waiting for the Sky to Fall [27]
1984The Killer Tadpole [27]
1984The Other Side [27]
1984The School Trip [27]
1985 How to Survive Summer Camp [27]
1986Amber [27]
1986The Monster in the Cupboard [27]
1987The Power of the Shade [27]
1987 Glubbslyme [27]
1988This Girl [27]
1989Falling Apart [27]
1989The Left Outs [27]
1989The Party in the Lift [27]
1990 Take a Good Look [27]
1991The Dream Palace [27]
1992 The Suitcase Kid [28]
1992Video Rose [27]
1993Deep Blue [27]
1993 The Mum Minder [27]
1994 The Bed and Breakfast Star [29]
1995The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch [27]
1995 Double Act [27]
1995Jimmy Jelly [27]
1995Love from Katy [27]
1995My Brother Bernadette [30]
1995Sophie's Secret Diary [27]
1996 Bad Girls [31]
1996Beauty and the Beast [27]
1996Mr. Cool [27]
1997 The Lottie Project [32]
1997The Monster Story-Teller [33]
1998Rapunzel [27]
1999 The Illustrated Mum [34]
1999Monster Eyeballs [27]
2000 Lizzie Zipmouth [35]
2000 Vicky Angel [36]
2001The Cat Mummy [27]
2001 Dustbin Baby [27]
2002 Secrets [27]
2002 The Worry Website [27]
2003 Lola Rose [27]
2004 Midnight [37]
2004 Best Friends [27]
2004 The Diamond Girls [27]
2005 Clean Break [38]
2005 Love Lessons [39]
2006 Candyfloss [40]
2007 Kiss [27]
2008 My Sister Jodie [41]
2008 Cookie [42]
2010 Little Darlings [43]
2010 The Longest Whale Song [44]
2011 Lily Alone [45]
2011Green Glass Beads [46]
2012 The Worst Thing About My Sister [27]
2012Big Day Out [27]
2013Queenie [27]
2012 Four Children and It [27]
2014Paws and Whiskers [27]
2014Opal Plumstead [27]
2015The Butterfly Club [27]
2015 Katy [27]
2016Rent A Bridesmaid [27]
2017Wave Me Goodbye [27]
2019Dancing the Charleston [27]
2020 Love Frankie [47]
2021The Runaway Girls [48]
2021The Primrose Railway Children [27]
2022Baby Love [49]
2023Project Fairy [50]
2023The Other Edie Trimmer [51]
2024The Girl Who Wasn't There [52]
2024Star of the Show [53]

Non-fiction works

YearTitleNotesRef.
2002The Jacqueline Wilson Quiz BookTrivia and quiz book [54]
2005The World of Jacqueline WilsonInformation book [55]
2007 Jacky Daydream Autobiography [56]
2007Totally Jacqueline WilsonActivity book [57]
2010My Secret DiaryAutobiography [58]
2011My Summer Holiday JournalJournal [59]
2016The Jacqueline Wilson Colouring Book Colouring book [60]

Notes

  1. The Tracy Beaker Trilogy contains The Story of Tracy Beaker, The Dare Game, and Starring Tracy Beaker.
  2. Biscuit Barrel contains Cliffhanger and Buried Alive!.

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References

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  5. Ask Tracy Beaker and Friends. Penguin Books. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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  11. "Cliffhanger by Jacqueline Wilson - review". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. Buried Alive!. Penguin Books. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. Jacqueline Wilson Biscuit Barrel. Penguin Books. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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  21. Rose Rivers. Penguin Books. 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  22. Wilson, Jacqueline (13 March 2008). Sleepovers. Penguin. ISBN   9780552557832.
  23. Wilson, Jacqueline (17 August 2023). The Best Sleepover in the World.
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  50. Wilson, Jacqueline (22 June 2023). Project Fairy. Penguin. ISBN   9780241567166.
  51. Wilson, Jacqueline (1 February 2024). The Other Edie Trimmer.
  52. Wilson, Jacqueline (7 March 2024). The Girl Who Wasn't There. Penguin. ISBN   9780241684030.
  53. Dean, Jacqueline Wilson,Rachael (8 August 2024). Star of the Show.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  55. The World of Jacqueline Wilson. Penguin Books. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  56. Jacky Daydream. Penguin Books. 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  57. "Totally Jacqueline Wilson". Penguin Books . Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  58. Wilson, Jacqueline (4 March 2010). My Secret Diary. Penguin.
  59. "My Summer Holiday Journal". GoodReads . Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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