I received some news from Random House regarding Malorie Blackman's latest novel, Boys Don't Cry.
But there's more! To promote her new novel, Sugar magazine are holding a writing competition with the prize being a writing workshop with Malorie Blackman and 10 friends at Pizza Express. Find out more here.
There is also now an official fan page for Malorie Blackman on facebook which she ocassionally posts on. Be sure to check it out!
Continue reading News: Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman
How awesome does it sound? I can't wait to read it! It will be released on 28th October from Doubleday.You're waiting for the postman - he's bringing your A level results. University, a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings it's your old girlfriend; and she's carrying a baby. You're fine to look after it, for an hour or two, while she does some shopping. Then she doesn't come back and your future suddenly looks very different.
Seventeen year old Dante is left holding the baby. His baby. Not only does he have to come to terms with the fact he is now a father but he is also faced with the realisation that his life is about to dramatically change. He needs to learn how to raise his daughter when he still feels like a child himself. The reader follows Dante as he stumbles against the obstructions and prejudices in society, but also experiences some of the joys that only parenthood can bring. Not one to shy away from controversial subjects, Blackman handles the issue of teenage fatherhood with sensitivity giving a voice to a group largely ignored by society. From the press release.
But there's more! To promote her new novel, Sugar magazine are holding a writing competition with the prize being a writing workshop with Malorie Blackman and 10 friends at Pizza Express. Find out more here.
There is also now an official fan page for Malorie Blackman on facebook which she ocassionally posts on. Be sure to check it out!
Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. She has picked up life where she left off when she was alive, living with her parents and dog in a nice house in a nice neighborhood. When she’s summoned before The Council, she learns that the afterlife isn’t just an eternity of leisure. She’s been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a possibly cute, seemingly nerdy boy who’s definitely hiding something. They return to earth together for Riley’s first assignment, a Radiant Boy who’s been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But all of that was before he met Riley... From Amazon US
Three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human, and when she is romantically drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she will not be strong enough to save anyone—especially herself—from the Dark Forces. 
