Uplifting young fiction by a best-loved author. Malorie Blackman is seriously well-known for her powerful Noughts and Crosses YA sequence, and for her pulse-racing thrillers for older primary readers. But did you know she also writes snappy fiction for younger readers who are growing in confidence? In these charming books you’ll meet Maxine, also known as Girl Wonder: a super sister and livewire heroine with a talent for funny mischief! Plus there’s Betsey Biggalow, a little girl with BIG ideas that she’d love to whisper into your ear…

Heartwarming young fiction by a superstar author

Perfect for building confidence in emergent readers

Each book has five to seven accessible short stories

Full of heartwarming insights into modern family life

Malorie writes the huge Noughts and Crosses series

Her other books include Thief! and Pig-Heart Boy

She served as Children’s Laureate from 2013-2015

Product Details

Catalogue number

5872 in Schools Catalogue 2020/21

Format

Paperback

Date published

February 7th, 2019

Condition

New

UK edition

In this pack

Betsey Biggalow #3: Betsey Biggalow the Detective

Award-winning author
Betsey Biggalow: Betsey's Birthday Surprise

Award-winning author
Betsey Biggalow: Hurricane Betsey

Award-winning author
Girl Wonder's Winter Adventures

Award-winning author
Girl Wonder to the Rescue

Award-winning author

Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.