Malorie Blackman

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.

Brought to you by Puffin. A rip-roaring adventure from superstar pairing Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola. Over the shimmering ocean up the huge high mountain through the deep dark forest . . . WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONSTER! Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to readwith its cumulative refrain and full of funny relatable characters this is a contemporary celebration of creativity fantasy and family. Written by bestselling author of Noughts & Crosses Malorie Blackman this story was originally published as Marty Monster.