


I was Lola Rose.I just wished I looked more like my idea of Lola Rose. In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools, and she was the Children’s Laureate from 2005-2007. 11 quotes from Lola Rose: ‘Well, I didn't need them.I didn't need anyone. This was followed by My Secret Diary, a captivating account of Jacky’s teenage years. In 2007 Jacky Daydream was published, an inspirational true story of how a shy schoolgirl became a superstar author. Her signing sessions attract huge crowds of fans and last for hours! Over 25 million copies of her books have now been sold in the UK alone.

She has written over 70 best-selling books, and several have even been adapted for TV – most famously The Story of Tracy Beaker. Girls keeping their families going, girls trying to get away… Jacqueline Wilson’s written about them all! These powerful stories of plucky girls in difficult circumstances won’t fail to strike a chord. Smart girls, strong girls, bad girls, brave girls. Her insightful and emotionally challenging books not only stretch reading ability, but give young readers a glimpse into many kinds of lives. Since having her daughter, Emma, she has been writing full time. Lola Rose is a childrens novel by Jacqueline Wilson, first published in 2003. She always wanted to be a writer and wrote her first “novel” when she was nine, filling countless Woolworths’ exercise books as she grew up. Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath in 1945, but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames.
