bluntly told and ingeniously constructed’ Sunday Times
Double Cross
‘Blackman “gets” people … she “gets” humanity as a whole, too.
Most of all, she writes a stonking good story’ Guardian
Boys Don’t Cry
‘Shows her writing at its best, creating characters and a story which, once read, will not easily go away’ Independent
Pig-Heart Boy
‘A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family’ Guardian
Hacker
‘Refreshingly new … Malorie Blackman writes with such winsome vitality’ Telegraph
A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.
‘Strong characterisation and pacy dialogue make this a real winner’
Independent
Thief!
‘… impossible to put down’ Sunday Telegraph
Dangerous Reality
‘A whodunnit, a cyber-thriller and a family drama: readers of nine or over won’t be able to resist the suspense’ Sunday Times
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The Noughts & Crosses sequence
Noughts & Crosses
Knife Edge
Checkmate
Double Cross
Boys Don’t Cry
The Stuff of Nightmares
A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.
Dangerous Reality
Dead Gorgeous
Hacker
Pig-Heart Boy
The Deadly Dare Mysteries
Thief!
Unheard Voices
(An anthology of short stories and poems, collected by Malorie Blackman)
For junior readers, published by Corgi Yearling Books:
Operation Gadgetman!
Whizziwig and Whizziwig Returns
For beginner readers, published by Corgi Pups/Young Corgi Books:
Jack Sweettooth
Snow Dog
Space Race
The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
Audio editions available on CDs:
Noughts & Crosses
Knife Edge
Checkmate
Double Cross
DANGEROUS REALITY
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