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Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is acknowledged as one of today's most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers.

The novels in her Noughts & Crosses sequence have won several awards, including the Children's Book Award, and she has won many other awards for her books for the Random House list. Both Hacker and Thief! won the Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Award - Malorie is the only author to have won this award twice - while Hacker also won the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award in 1994. Her work has appeared on screen, with Pig-Heart Boy, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, being adapted into a BAFTA-award-winning TV serial. Malorie has also written a number of titles for younger readers. In 2005, Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books.

In 2008, she was then honoured with an OBE for her services to Children's Literature. She was the Waterstones Children's Laureate for 2013-2015.

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Books

  • A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E

    A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 11-14
    Reading age: 11+

    Elliot wishes his Mum was more interesting: everyone else’s parents do exciting things like work for the BBC, but his is only a secretary. But is she?

  • Betsey Biggalow is Here!

    Betsey Biggalow is Here!

    Author: Malorie Blackman Illustrator: Jamie Smith
    Publisher: Red Fox
    Interest age: 4+
    Reading age: 6+

    Betsey Biggalow is here! She may be small but she's full of bright and shiny ideas

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 10+

    How does a sweet and innocent child grow up to be so bitter and twisted that she is prepared not only to kill those she considers to be enemies but also to blow herself up in the process?

  • Contact

    Contact

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke

    Imagine a future where physical contact between humans is illegal. No hand holding and no hugs to make you feel better when you're feeling sad.

  • Dead Gorgeous

    Dead Gorgeous

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Corgi
    Interest age: 12+
    Reading age: 11+

    Nova is bored and discontented. When she meets the good-looking Liam, she can't believe her luck, but then she discovers that he is not quite like other boys.

  • Ellie and the Cat

    Ellie and the Cat

    Author: Malorie Blackman Illustrator: Matt Robertson
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 6-11
    Reading age: 6+

    Ellie gets magically swapped into the body of her pet cat, Jolly. In order to become human again, Ellie must complete a special task before sunset the next day. A magical and gently comic tale of friendship and thinking of others. 

  • Hacker

    Hacker

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 8+
    Reading age: 8+

    A thriller for the computer buffs. Vicky's father is arrested for the theft of millions from the bank where he works.

  • My Friend’s a Gris-Kwok

    My Friend’s a Gris-Kwok

    Author: Malorie Blackman Illustrator: Andy Rowland
    Publisher: Barrington Stoke
    Interest age: 5+
    Reading age: 6+

    Malorie Blackman's 1994 Scholastic story has been adapted by Barrington Stoke for their series of dyslexia/reluctant reader-friendly titles for young readers.

  • Snow Dog

    Snow Dog

    Author: Malorie Blackman Illustrator: Sami Sweeten
    Publisher: Corgi Pups
    Interest age: 5+
    Reading age: 5+

    Nicky would love a dog more than anything, but her mum and dad don't want one. Then Nicky’s grandfather comes up with the idea of a snow-dome dog, made with special clay...

  • The Stuff of Nightmares

    The Stuff of Nightmares

    Author: Malorie Blackman
    Publisher: Random House
    Interest age: 13+
    Reading age: 10+

    Kyle is the only one conscious after an horrific train crash, but how long can he survive when death is stalking the carriages looking for him?

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