Malorie Blackman was inspired by real events ... Lynette has never recovered and fantasises that she is a Cross. Later that night, Lynette takes her own life by walking in front of a bus.

Nigel Clarke finds out about the children's author Malorie Blackman, including how she began her writing career. Hi, I'm Nigel, and you may know me from the television. As you can see, I'm black.

Maybe you came to it a little later, borrowing it from an older sibling. But even if you haven’t read it, you’ll likely have heard of it, especially Malorie Blackman’s powerful plot which ...

The author, Malorie Blackman ... me to whisper my way through life like him". Adam is not ashamed of being gay and wants to live his life ‘out loud’. Blackman uses Adam to show how damaging ...

On one side, there’s the privileged, the economically secure who occupy positions of power and go through life without ever ... The novel served as Blackman’s response to the appalling ...

Callum McGregor and Sephy Hadley, the main characters in Noughts + Crosses - the adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s successful ... a character who has enjoyed a life of privilege and power ...