The Story of Tracy Beaker
Author Jacqueline Wilson
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Story
Tracy Beaker lives in a Children’s Home. She wants a real home one day, preferably with her mum who she hopes will come to find her soon. She tells her own story in her own distinctive voice and as she says it’s ‘the most incredible, dynamic, heart-rending story.'
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Why we chose it
A favourite with readers from the moment it was published, hot-headed, impulsive Tracy Beaker has become a star.
Jacqueline Wilson writes about contemporary children and contemporary issues. The Story of Tracy Beaker broke new ground in its portrayal of a looked after child and its message that not everyone has a mum and a dad and a family home. Tracy Beaker made her way onto television in 2002 and continued her adventures in several hugely successful series.
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First published
1991, Doubleday