Malorie Blackman OBE is an author

Author

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 of literature

Literature

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 and television

Television

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 drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction

Science fiction

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 to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed Noughts & Crosses series

Noughts & Crosses series

The Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman is a critically acclaimed series of young adult novels, including a novella, set in a fictional, racist dystopia.-Noughts & Crosses:...

uses the setting of a fictional dystopia

Dystopia

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 to explore racism

Racism

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. She was mentioned in the lyrics of Written in the Stars

Written in the Stars

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, a song by Tinie Tempah

Tinie Tempah

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 that reached #1 on the UK singles chart.


Malorie Blackman was born on 8 February 1962.