Most Popular Books by Jacqueline Wilson

It''s 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can''t wait to go to London to see the celebrations on Coronation Day. Elsie lives with her Nan - her mum works as a showgirl, so she''s not around very often. Spirited and imaginative, but often lonely, Elsie longs for a best friend. Luckily, she and Nan are very close; Elsie just wishes she was allowed a cat to keep her company sometimes. Then tragedy strikes. Nan and Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis, and Elsie finds herself whisked away to the children''s ward of the hospital. Confined to bed for months on end, Elsie finds it very hard to adapt to the hospital''s strict regime. But she invents astonishing ways of entertaining the other children on the ward, and for the first time finds herself surrounded by true friends - including Queenie, the hospital''s majestic white cat. Finally, Elsie is well enough to leave hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor... A master storyteller - The Good Book Guide

Addasiad Cymraeg o Bad Girls, nofel boblogaidd gan yr awdures Jacqueline Wilson. Y boen a''r dioddefaint a wyneba Mali, merch ysgol 10 mlwydd oed yn yr ysgol yw cefndir y nofel hon. Caiff ei bwlio am fod mor alluog a''i hanwybyddu gan ei ffrindiau honedig. Ond un diwrnod mae Tania''n dod i fyw yn yr un stryd â hi ac mae pethau''n newid yn syth! Er gwell? -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Starting a new school year, everything is "easy-peasy, simple-pimple" for Charlie until her strict teacher assigns a tough school project and Charlie''s mother loses her job.

Nofel sy''n ymdrin mewn modd sensitif iawn â cholli ffrind, a''r modd y mae''r prif gymeriad yn dygymod â''r golled honno o ddydd i ddydd yw hon. Mae''r awdures yn trafod marwolaeth a hiraeth, themâu digon prin mewn nofelau i blant yn y Gymraeg. Addasiad Cymraeg o Vicky Angel. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

The story of Tracy Beaker: Ten years old and living in a Children''s Home, Tracy Beaker desperately wants to be fostered. She also wants to be a writer and begins to write the story of her life.

Marigold''s daughter thinks she is the most beautiful mum in the world, but she wishes she wouldn''t spend so much money and stay out all night - it''s scary.

This holiday was going to be Truly Terribly Adventurous! Tim can''t wait to go on holiday - especially as he gets to bring his friend Biscuits along! But their trip unexpectedly becomes truly, terribly adventurous when an encounter with two local bully-boys threatens to disrupt the fun. The hilarious, wonderfully enjoyable sequel to Cliffhanger! from bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.

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THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER I''m Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I''d read it if I were you. It''s the most incredible dynamic heart-rending story. Honest... SHORTLISTED FOR THE SMARTIES PRIZE AND CARNEGIE MEDAL Winner of The Oak Tree Award and the Sheffield Children''s Book Award THE BED AND BREAKFAST STAR I''m Elsa, and I''m hoping to be a big star one day. I tell jokes all the time to try and cheer my family up. Trouble is, no-one seems to laugh much any more. Not since we lost our lovely house nad had to move into a bed and breakfast hotel... WINNER OF YOUNG TELEGRAPH FULLY BOOKED AWARD Two lively and hilarious tales from one of today''s most popular authors for young readers.

Lizzie refuses to speak. She doesn''t want to talk to Rory or Jake, her new stepbrothers. Or to Sam, their dad. Or even to her mum. She''s completely fed up with having to join a new family, and nothing can convince her to speak to them. Not football, not pizza, not a new bedroom. That is, until she meets Great-Gran - a member of the new family who is even more stubborn than she is . . .

''This isn''t just a holiday diary. It''s a huge great blockbusting book!'' I''m Sadie and I''m nearly nine. Mum''s a childminder, but she doesn''t have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy! Lucky for Mum, because now she''s got the flu, so I''ve got to mind her - and help with all the babies! A hilarious, entertaining and lively account, of one chaotic week in the life of a young girl whose mother is a childminder, with a special introduction by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.

Life''s not easy for Candi-Fflos. Her parent have split up and Fflos lives with her mother during the week and goes to her father''s at the weekend. A Welsh adaptation of ''Candyfloss''.

Opal Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. Yet her scholarship and dreams of university are snatched away when her father is sent to prison, and fourteen-year-old Opal must start work at the Fairy Glen sweet factory to support her family. Opal struggles to get along with the other workers, who think her snobby and stuck-up. But Opal idolises Mrs Roberts, the factory’s beautiful, dignified owner, who introduces Opal to the legendary Mrs Pankhurst and her fellow Suffragettes. And when Opal meets Morgan - Mrs Roberts’ handsome son, and the heir to Fairy Glen – she believes she has found her soulmate. But the First World War is about to begin, and will change Opal''s life for ever. The brilliantly gripping wartime story from the bestselling, award-winning Jacqueline Wilson.

"I said, ''It''s my life and it hasn''t been very special so far, has it, so why shouldn''t I write any old rubbish?" Tracy Beaker is BACK . . . and she''s just DESPERATE for a role in her school play. They''re performing A Christmas Carol and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins. But then she is cast in the MAIN ROLE! Can she manage to act grumpy, difficult and sulky enough to play Ebenezer Scrooge? Well, she does have a bit of help on that front from Justine Pain-In-The-Bum Littlewood. As Tracy prepares for her big moment, Cam is the one helping her learn her lines. But all Tracy really wants to know is if her film-star mum will make it back from Hollywood in time to watch her in her starring role... A heartwarming story of one of the UK''s favourite children''s characters - Headteacher Update

Sunset lives a life of luxury with her beautiful ex-model mum, her world-famous rock star dad and her two little celebrity siblings. But life on the red carpet is no compensation for parents who constantly argue, intensive scrutiny from the media, and and having no real friends. Destiny, on the other hand, is an only child living on a rundown estate with a sickly but devoted mum who constantly tells her that she''s really the daughter of a famous rock star . . . When the two girls meet in unlikely circumstances, they are surprised to find in each other something they''ve been missing all their lives . . .

Meet the terrible twosome, Ruby and Garnet, in DOUBLE ACT twins with identical looks and identical interests, but different hopes&And in BAD GIRLS, there s Mandy who s desperate to escape being teased at school. Friendship with Tanya seems like a great

Is anything bothering you? Problems in class or at home? Don''t know where to turn for help? Log on to the Worry Website! Type in your worry and wait for the good advice to flow in. At least that''s the plan when Mr Speed sets up his super-cool new Worry Website for the class.

Reasons to Read my Book, Numbers 1 to 9. 1. It''s about three girls in Year Nine 2. You can learn all sorts of secrets about me (I''m Ellie) 3. Ditto my best friend Nadine 4. Ditto my equally best friend Magda 5. You can see if your nine all-time heroes/heroines match up with mine 6. You can squirm at my most embarrassing moments 7. You can have a lot of laughs (mostly at me!) 8. You might even cry a bit, too 9. Plus, you get to find out a lot more about Boys!