Malorie Blackman - Children's Author

Malorie Blackman had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer and spent many years working as a Database Manager for Reuters travelling extensively within Europe and the United States.  

After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for the 1991 Feminist Book Fortnight, and Malorie participated in the first BBC TV Black Women’s Screenwriting Workshop in 1991.  She has written a number of books for young readers including the Whizziwig series, which have been dramatised successfully for children’s television.

Her dystopian novel series Noughts and Crosses has won the Children’s Book Award, and she has twice won the Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Award (for Hacker and Thief!) – the only author to have done so. Malorie writes across a range of subjects for children and teens, addressing diverse and sensitive issues.

In her spare time, Malorie likes going to the cinema, the theatre and watching TV, enjoys playing computer and board games, and reads absolutely everything...except Westerns.
 
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2008 Malorie received an OBE for her contribution to children’s literature and was awarded the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon award in 2005.

She lives in South London.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Malorie Blackman

Jon For Short
Malorie Blackman
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 7 Prize-winning Malorie Blackman shows off her dark side in this is dramatic nightmare story. Briefly told in easy to read text, a fourteen year old recounts a grisly hospital experience in which he faces...
Featured in: 14+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2013
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Boys Don't Cry
Malorie Blackman
Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Best-selling author Malorie Blackman has an exceptional ability to see the world from a teenager’s angle. With his stellar A-level results in his hand, Dante has a great future mapped out for...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
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Boys Don't Cry
Malorie Blackman
Shortlisted for the prestigious Sheffield Children's Book Award 2011 Best-selling author Malorie Blackman has an exceptional ability to see the world from a teenager’s angle. With his stellar A-level results in his hand, Dante has a great future mapped out for...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 28/10/2010
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Double Cross
Malorie Blackman
This thrilling new title in award winning Malorie Blackman’s cleverly observed series, which began with Noughts and Crosses, captures the drama and potential violence of growing up – especially in a world where the Noughts are willing to use violence...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2009
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Double Cross
Malorie Blackman
Thrilling and thoughtful, Double Cross adds a fourth instalment to Malorie Blackman’s acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence. Following in her parent’s footsteps, Callie Rose is determined to fight for equality between races and the kind of society she believes in....
Featured in: 11+ readers | eBooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/11/2008
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The Stuff of Nightmares
Malorie Blackman
Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2009.   Fast-paced and terrifying The Stuff of Nightmares is about the demons lurking in ones past that come back to haunt. The reader is taken on a chilling journey as we follow schoolboy Kyle,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2008
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The Stuff Of Nightmares
Malorie Blackman
Fast-paced and terrifying The Stuff of Nightmares is about the demons lurking in ones past that come back to haunt. The reader is taken on a chilling journey as we follow schoolboy Kyle, whose terrible nightmares suddenly turn real and...
Featured in: 14+ readers | eBooks
Format: Hardback - Released: 04/10/2007
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Unheard Voices
Malorie Blackman
A powerful anthology of poetry and prose that allows the unheard voices of those subjected to slavery to reach out from the past to the present. Benjamin Zephaniah, John Agard, James Berry, Catherine Johnson and Grace Nichols are among the...
Featured in: 11+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2007
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Checkmate
Malorie Blackman
At last the book to tie up the loose ends of the Noughts and Crosses sequence and it certainly doesn’t disappoint in anyway. The originality of the plot is breathtaking and the characters superbly drawn. You’ll be gripped to the...
Featured in: 14+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Noughts and Crosses
Malorie Blackman
Michael Rosen on a compelling favourite: "A book that dared to go where no one thought you could with young audiences because it raises tough stuff to do with race."  It takes a brave author such as Malorie Blackman to consider...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 14+ readers | Bookshelf Essentials | Reluctant Readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/09/2006
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Tell Me No Lies
Malorie Blackman
This explosive thriller will have you on the edge of your seat right up until the last page. Full of secrets and deception, jealousy and friendship the storyline and the brilliantly portrayed characters will have you utterly gripped as to...
Featured in: 9+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2006
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Knife Edge
Malorie Blackman
The terrific sequel to Noughts and Crosses and continues the story of Sephy and Callum and their families. Full of mystery, suspense, romance and even murder, you’ll go through numerous different emotions when you read it but in the end...
Featured in: 11+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2005
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Ellie, and the Cat!
Malorie Blackman
A terrific and, you could say, terrifying 'tail' that will ensure any child who reads it will think twice before being rude or act like a spoilt child again or they might be turned into a cat!!! Heaven forbid.
Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2005
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Pig Heart Boy
Malorie Blackman
Cameron’s operation is risky. Very risky. He needs a new heart and the best match comes from an unusual source - a pig. A pig heart transplant has never been done before. It may not work out and it’s controversial...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2004
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Blue Banana: Sinclair the Wonder Bear
Malorie Blackman
This is a Blue Banana title, perfect for developing readers who, either alone or in shared reading, are able to enjoy a single story.  Featuring Sinclair, the Wonder Bear readers can join him as he flies all over the world...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2003
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Operation Gadgetman!
Malorie Blackman
A brilliant mystery that will appeal to both boys and girls.  A wild and wacky invention along with its inventor gets into the wrong hands and those close to it are in trouble.  Bean’s spykit just might come in handy.
Featured in: 7+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 14/11/2002
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The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
Malorie Blackman
A brilliant story that will have school kids laughing their way through it for it features a teacher who turns into a dragon when she eats crisps.  All sorts of exciting adventures result.  You’ll be left gasping for breath.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2002
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Snow Dog
Malorie Blackman
A delightfully charming and gentle story about a child wanting a dog and her parents saying no. Instead, she and grandad make a dog, a snow-dome dog, and something magical happens.
Featured in: 5+ readers | eBooks
Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 06/08/2001
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Hostage
Malorie Blackman
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8+. Brand new package for this gripping adventure story by top author Malorie Blackman. Blindfolded. Alone. Afraid. No idea where she is or what will happen next. The only thing Angela knows is that she's...
Featured in: 11+ readers | 9+ readers | Dyslexia-friendly
Format: Paperback - Released: 14/02/2012
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