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Children’s laureate Malorie Blackman will this May visit schools and libraries in four cities in Scotland as part of a tour organised by the Scottish Book Trust.
Between 19th-22nd May, Blackman will talk at free events in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh about some of the issues that she has tackled in her work, such as racism in her Noughts and Crosses series (Corgi Children’s), war in Nobile Conflict (Doubleday Children’s) and teenage pregnancy in Boys Don’t Cry (Corgi Children’s).
Beth Bottery, schools events manager at Scottish Book Trust, said she was “delighted” to bring Blackman to Scotland. She said: “Malorie Blackman is a genius storyteller, and her event should be just as insightful and exciting as her novels.”
The tour is sponsored by financial services group Scottish Friendly.
Tour dates:
19th May –Inverness, Charleston Academy
20th May – Aberdeen, Cults Academy
21st May – Glasgow, the Mitchell Library,
22nd May – Edinburgh, venue TBC