On Monday 30th June, approximately 20 students from St George’s had the opportunity to have their questions answered by one of UK’s favourite authors, Jacqueline Wilson. This year, Jacqueline is celebrating the publication of her 100th book by putting together a Puffin Virtually Live Webcast one hundred days before her book is published. Jacqueline was interviewed by the former Blue Peter presenter, Helen Skelton and answered questions submitted by students from all around the world. Jacqueline gave tips to many aspiring authors; she said one should always keep a diary, read as much as possible and ‘’write down the first thing that comes into your head (…) and remember that writing is supposed to be fun, so if you get stuck or no longer like the story you are writing, start a new one!’’. The award winning author gave students an insight into her life, telling the students that she owns over 20,000 books of her own. She also claimed that if she hadn’t had the good fortune to become an author then she would have opened her own library. St George’s students were also very fortunate to see special guest appearances from Illustrator Nick Sharratt, who is already very popular with St George’s students following his visit to the school earlier this year. He displayed his incredible illustration skills by drawing a picture of an elephant and a lion, live! During this remarkable demonstration, the students had the opportunity to draw along with him. Phoebe Thomas also appeared as a Special Guest, she is a British actress who she played the role as Hetty Feather in the recent west-end play, penned by Jacqueline. Jacqueline closed the question and answer session by giving us a glimpse of the cover of her new 100th book, ‘Opal Plumbstead’ and read a enticing extract from it. It will be available to purchase in October. About the Author : Jacqueline Wilson’s books are extremely popular among young readers all over the world, evidenced by the fact that she has sold over 35 million books worldwide. Her most successful creation was Tracy Beaker, who was created in 1991. Jacqueline was awarded an OBE in 2002 for her services to literacy in schools and subsequently became Dame Jacqueline Wilson in 2008.