Top 10 books by Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman was appointed as Waterstones Children's Laureate 2013-2015.
Here's a list of of our favourite Malorie Blackman books she wrote before 2013.
You may also be interested in our feature about What to Read After Noughts and Crosses.
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Cloud Busting
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 8+Shortlisted for the 2004 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (age 6-8 category), an exploration of an unlikely friendship between two very different boys.
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Unheard Voices
Author: VariousEditor: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 11-12
Reading age: 11+This collection of writing about slavery was published to coincide with the 200 year anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807.
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Pig Heart Boy
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 12+Cameron desperately needs a new heart when he is offered the opportunity to take part in a radical and controversial experiment involving the transplant of a pig's heart.
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Hacker
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 9-11
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.
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Noughts and Crosses
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 12+Callum is a Nought but his best friend Sephy is a Cross - the daughter of one of the most influential politicians in the country.
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Boys Don't Cry
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 11+Dante is waiting for the postman. It's 'A' level results day and he has high hopes, but a knock on the door brings an old girlfriend and some news that will change his plans for good.
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Jon for Short
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 7+Jon (or is it Joe?) lies alone and amnesiac in his hospital bed, plagued by a disturbing dream of a torch, a knife, and a murder in the dark.
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Trust Me
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 12+Seventeen-year-old Jayna can't wait to go on holiday with boyfriend Andrew - but their trip has unexpected and terrible consequences.
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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?
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Noble Conflict
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Doubleday
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 13+Kaspar is proud to be one of the Guardians - an elite peacekeeping force who protect the Alliance against the rebel Insurgency. Then he encounters young rebel Rhea.
