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ISBN10: 1529118697, ISBN13: 9781529118698, [publisher: Cornerstone Mai 2023] Softcover Neuware - The long-awaited autobiography of one of the world's greatest children's writers, and an empowering and inspiring account of a life in books. Malorie Blackman OBE is one of Britain's best loved and most widely-read writers. For over thirty years, her books have helped to shape British culture, and inspired generations of younger readers and writers. The Noughts and Crosses series, started in 2000, sparked a new and necessary conversation about race and identity in the UK, and are already undisputed classics of twenty-first-century children's literature. She is also a writer whose own life has been shaped by books, from her childhood in south London, the daughter of parents who moved to Britain from Barbados as part of the Windrush Generation, and who experienced a childhood that was both wonderful and marred by the everyday racism and bigotry of the era. She was told she could not apply to study her first love, literature, at university, in spite of her academic potential, but found a way to books and to a life in writing against a number of obstacles. This book is an account of that journey, from a childhood surrounded by words, to the 83 rejection letters she received in response to sending out her first project, to the children's laureateship. It explores the books who have made her who she is, and the background to some the most beloved and ...
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[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2024]

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ISBN10: 1529118697, ISBN13: 9781529118698, [publisher: Cornerstone] Softcover 2023. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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ISBN10: 1529118697, ISBN13: 9781529118698, [publisher: Merky Books 02/y /04 M] Softcover This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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[Reading, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2024]