We're Going to Find the Monster Book

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, <i>Thief </i>and a science-fiction thriller, <i>Chasing the Stars</i>. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of <i>Pig-Heart Boy </i>and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of <i>Noughts & Crosses</i>. There is also a major BBC production of <i>Noughts & Crosses</i>, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the <i>Doctor Who </i>series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, <i>Crossfire</i>, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.