'It's very candid, and movingly so.... Not only in Blackman a
grafter- even more, and in the face of more, than we already knew.
She's someone with whom you do not mess. Good on her. She's earned
it' The Telegraph Malorie Blackman is one of Britain's best and
most beloved children's authors, the landmark Noughts & Crosses
series included amongst her many books. Her journey to becoming a
writer was a long one, but throughout it all she retained a sense
of wonder and humour. Before her BAFTA award wins, her OBE and
appointment as Children's Laureate in 2013, Malorie was a young
girl from South London who fell in love with books and found a home
in her local library and a world of words at her fingertips. From
embracing her alternative way of seeing the world and all its
fascinating differences and possibilities; to her desire to share
that passion with others by becoming an English teacher but being
told no by her careers advisor because of her race; to the doctor
who told her she would be dead by thirty when she was diagnosed
with sickle cell, and the eighty plus rejection letters she
received from publishers before her first ever children's book was
published. Her life's journey - has been an eventful one - marked
by trauma, trials, and triumph, yet in spite of all the many
setbacks in her life, she held fastidiously on to her dream of
becoming a writer. Malorie charts her life not in a succinct order
of events, but against the principles which have motivated her
journey and reasons for becoming a writer - wonder, loss, anger,
perseverance, representation, and love. Each tenet has played a
unique role in inspiring her writing, her deep resolve and
infectious zest for life. Through this lens of extraordinary
experiences Malorie offers insight into the nature of growing up in
post-war Britain, why we must protect the arts, the fraught
navigation of our healthcare system, and surviving structural and
societal racism. Funny, frank, and full of life lessons, Just
Sayin' is the deeply personal and vividly compelling story of a
natural storyteller, her incredible life which defied expectations
and inspired a generation.
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