I enjoyed this conversation with author Jacqueline Wilson. I discovered Ms. Wilson several years ago while doing an online search of chapter books and middle grade fiction focused on girl protagonists by international women authors. I found some of her novels at a used bookstore in Manhattan. I was intentional then in including some of her chapter books in my fourth-grade class library. My students enjoyed her books. Unfortunately, only a few of Ms. Wilson's novels are available from major chain and independent bookstores in the United States. I hope her books like Double Act, Bad Girls, The Suitcase Kid, and the Tracy Beaker series become readily available to young readers in the U.S. soon.
I enjoyed this conversation with author Jacqueline Wilson. I discovered Ms. Wilson several years ago while doing an online search of chapter books and middle grade fiction focused on girl protagonists by international women authors. I found some of her novels at a used bookstore in Manhattan. I was intentional then in including some of her chapter books in my fourth-grade class library. My students enjoyed her books.
Unfortunately, only a few of Ms. Wilson's novels are available from major chain and independent bookstores in the United States. I hope her books like Double Act, Bad Girls, The Suitcase Kid, and the Tracy Beaker series become readily available to young readers in the U.S. soon.