 Wilson is the new Children's Laureate |
Her willingness to tackle tough subjects, from shop-lifting to abandoned babies, has made Jacqueline Wilson a best-selling novelist. She's out-stripped Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author in British libraries - and she's sold more than 20m books worldwide.
But what's most surprising is that the target audience for her social realism is between eight and 12 years old.
This morning, Breakfast talked to Jacqueline Wilson, as she takes up a new post as Children's Laureate.
She's following in the footsteps of Michael Morpurgo, Quentin Blake and Anne Fine, in becoming a champion of children's literature.
We asked her what she wants to do with her new role - and we found out what's the inspiration behind an endless stream of books, from The Story of Tracy Beaker, to Girls Under Pressure.
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