Challenging convention: Meet the new Children鈥檚 Laureate Malorie Blackman
The new Children's Laureate, Malorie Blackman has some big shoes to fill. She's the eighth author to hold the title, and will be following in the footsteps of writers like Michael Morpurgo, Jacqueline Wilson and Quentin Blake.
Malorie's appointment was only announced on Tuesday 4th June, but she's already set herself some big challenges, including making sure every primary school child in Britain has a library card.
Breakfast鈥檚 Bill and Susanna spoke to Malorie about her work and what she hopes to achieve in the role.
Malorie's latest book 鈥楴oble Conflict鈥� is released on Thursday 6th June.
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