Just Sayin'

''It''s very candid, and movingly so.... Not only in Blackman a grafter- even more, and in the face of more, than we already knew. She''s someone with whom you do not mess. Good on her. She''s earned it'' The Telegraph

Malorie Blackman is one of Britain''s best and most beloved children''s authors, the landmark Noughts & Crosses series included amongst her many books. Her journey to becoming a writer was a long one, but throughout it all she retained a sense of wonder and humour.

Before her BAFTA award wins, her OBE and appointment as Children''s Laureate in 2013, Malorie was a young girl from South London who fell in love with books and found a home in her local library and a world of words at her fingertips. From embracing her alternative way of seeing the world and all its fascinating differences and possibilities; to her desire to share that passion with others by becoming an English teacher but being told no by her careers advisor because of