Malorie Blackman's most well-known books for young adults are: Noughts & Crosses (2001) Knife Edge (2004) Checkmate (2005) and Double Cross (2008) – which form the Noughts & Crosses series, the tale of two teenagers, Callum and Sephy. The latter book and its subsequent adaptation as a series for television won several awards, including a BAFTA for best children’s drama in 2000. Her novels include: Hacker (1992) the story of Vicky, who saves her father from being wrongly convicted of stealing from the bank after hacking into the bank’s computer to solve the crime herself Thief! (1995), about a child who is transported into the future after being accused of a crime she did not commit and Pig-Heart Boy (1997), the diary of 13-year-old Cameron, who needs a heart transplant. Her picture books include I Want a Cuddle! (2001) and Jessica Strange (2002) and she has written many reader books for early and more confident readers. Her stage play, The Amazing Birthday, was performed in 2002. Her scripts for television include several episodes of Byker Grove, Whizziwig and Pig-Heart Boy, and she has also written original dramas for CITV and BBC Education. Since then she has written many books and scripts, and her popularity has steadily grown. Her first published book was Not So Stupid! (1990), a book of short stories. She qualified in Computer Science and followed a successful career in computing, before becoming a writer at the age of 28.
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