New Children's Laureate Announced
Malorie Blackman, the author of the Noughts and Crosses series and
many other teen novels is the new children's laureate, taking over from Julia
Donaldson.In her acceptance speech Malorie outlined
some of the things she has lined up for her two years as laureate. Her main aim
is to "get more children reading more" and she's keen to promote
diverse genres and forms as she's a big fan of comics and graphic novels so
she'll be highlighting those, as well as short stories. She's also a huge
supporter of libraries and wants to make sure that every kid in the country has
a library ticket.
Why
not drop into the library and borrow Noughts and Crosses, one of her most
brilliant books!
