December 17, 1945 -
English children's novelist
Author of over 100 books including "The Story of Tracy Beaker" (for which she was a runner-up for the Carnegie Medal in 1991), "Double Act" (for which she was a runner-up for the Carnegie Medal in 1995) "The Illustrated Mum" (for which she won the British Book Award Children's Book of the Year in 1999) and "Girls in Tears" (for which she won the British Book Award Children's Book of the Year in 2003)