6/12/2023 0 Comments Malorie blackman books in orderIn 2001, Blackman began writing her highly acclaimed young adult novel series, titled The Noughts & Crosses. Later the book was adapted into a TV drama which won the prestigious BAFTA award in children’s drama category. Pig-Heart Boy (1997) revolves around a teen in need of heart transplantation. Another sci-fi story, Thief (1995), is about teleportation of a child into the future for apparently committing a crime. Blackman’s computer science background played an instrumental role in her creation of interesting plots for her books. Her first children’s novel, Hacker (1992), follows the story of a young girl Vicky, who hacks into a bank’s computer to find evidence that substantiates her father’s innocence in a bank robbery that he has been accused of. It was followed by a young adult novel Trust Me (1992) and number of children’s books. Her first book, published in 1990, was a collection of sci-fi and horror stories for young adults, entitled Not So Stupid!: Incredible Short Stories. She also wrote two stage plays, titled The Amazing Birthday and Noughts and Crosses. Some of these television shows include Byker Grove, Whizziwig and Pig Heart Boy. She has penned television scripts for several famous children’s TV dramas for CITV and BBC Education. She has tried to reach her younger audience through her short stories, picture books, novels and television shows. Some writers are born with the uncanny ability to reach their audience and positively influence them and Blackman is one such example.
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