Wilson says that talking to some real-life care leavers about Tracy helped her to see her famous character from a new perspective. How Tracy Beaker turned out: Jacqueline Wilson on the return of her most famous creation Read more“They thought that Tracy should be much more of an aspirational character as an adult. In My Mum Tracy Beaker, published last year, grownup Tracy was an unemployed single mum, living on a rundown London council estate. She would love it if foster children and care leavers read her books and felt inspired to become writers themselves. Winner of the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year in 1999 and 2002.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2019 11:00 UTC