Malorie Blackman

Standard Name: Blackman, Malorie
MB , British Children's Laureate for 2013-15, had by the end of that period published more than sixty books for ages ranging from little children to young-adult readers. Only a small selection of her oeuvre can be considered here. She is known for fast-paced, page-turning stories and in her books for teenagers a willingness to tackle uncomfortable themes like organ transplant, racism, even terrorism. She is a strong advocate for multicultural inclusiveness in the world portrayed in children's fiction. She is the first Black British writer to sell more than a million copies of her works.
Holmes, Karen et al. “Introduction”. Noughts and Crosses, Pearson Education, 2011, p. v.
Introduction
Some of her books have now been processed for classroom use with teaching aids or simplified versions.
Colour photo of Malorie Blackman looking at the camera, smiling. She is wearing a black V-neck shirt, with three-quarter length sleeves and a pair of dangly silver earrings.

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Occupation Winsome Pinnock
As a member of Talawa 's Writers' Group (TWG), WP , together with Malorie Blackman and others, participated in the fourth annual Unzipped, a series of readings from and discussion of the future of...
Reception Mary Seacole
The Times demanded in November 1856 when MS 's financial straits became known: While the benevolent deeds of Florence Nightingale are being handed down to posterity . . . are the humbler actions of Mrs...
Textual Features Toni Morrison
The protagonist of the novel, Sethe, is a mother bereaved by slavery, herself a slave who ran awayfrom the ironically-named Sweet Home in Kentucky to Ohio, when the institution of slavery was nearing its...
Textual Production Bernardine Evaristo
For the first time, BE published a novel entirely in prose: Blonde Roots, set in an alternative world (like that of Malorie Blackman 's Noughts and Crosses series) where white or European people are...
Textual Production Winsome Pinnock
The National Theatre (Cottesloe) put on an arresting play for young people by WP entitled Can You Keep a Secret?, part of the New Connections season of plays for the young.
Launched a couple...

Timeline

16 April 2015: A report on diversity in British book publishing,...

Writing climate item

16 April 2015

A report on diversity in British book publishing, Writing the Future (authored by Danuta Kean for Bernardine Evaristo 's agency Spread the Word ), was launched at the London Book Fair .
Flood, Alison. “Publishers accused of losing plot on race”. The Guardian, 16 Apr. 2015, p. 3.
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Texts

Blackman, Malorie. Betsey Biggalow is Here!. Piccadilly Press, 1992.
Blackman, Malorie. Chasing the Stars. Random House, 2016.
Blackman, Malorie. Checkmate. Doubleday, 2005.
Blackman, Malorie. Double Cross. Doubleday, 2008.
Blackman, Malorie. Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins. Orion Children’s Books, 1991.
Blackman, Malorie. Hacker. Transworld Doubleday, 1992.
Holmes, Karen et al. “Introduction”. Noughts and Crosses, Pearson Education, 2011, p. v.
Blackman, Malorie. Knife Edge. Random House, 2004.
Blackman, Malorie. Malorie Blackman. http://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/.
Blackman, Malorie. Not So Stupid!. Women’s Press, 1990.
Blackman, Malorie. Noughts and Crosses. Random House, 2001.
Blackman, Malorie. Operation Gadgetman!. Transworld Doubleday, 1993.
Blackman, Malorie. Pig–heart Boy. Transworld Doubleday, 1997.
Blackman, Malorie. That New Dress!. Hachette Children’s Group Hodder Wayland, 1991.
Blackman, Malorie. The Noble Conflict. Doubleday, 2013.
Blackman, Malorie. “The Ripple Effect”. Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories, Penguin, 2013.
Blackman, Malorie. Unheard Voices. Corgi, 2007.
Blackman, Malorie. Whizziwig. Penguin Books, 1995.