Barrington Stoke 4u2read: Hostage Award-winning author by Malorie Blackman (author)

Can you imagine how frightened you would be if you were kidnapped? When Angela is held to ransom, she will need all her skill and bravery to survive. A gripping short book full of support for less able readers, written by top author Malorie Blackman. The super-simplified text includes thought/speech bubbles and dynamic pictures which offer visual clues.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781122495

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

March 1st, 2013

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 2.9; Middle years; 0.5 points

Condition

New

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.