Malorie Blackman, Diane Ewen (Illustrator)

Betsey Biggalow is Here!

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Summary

From the award-winning author of Noughts & Crosses, comes an adventure for 5-7 year olds.

"Perfect for young readers who are beginning to gain confidence in reading independently" - Book Trust

Discover FOUR stories in one book. Have no fear, Betsey Biggalow is here! In this collection of stories, Betsey has lots of big ideas for her big adventures! Join her as:

She gets new trainers – but not ones as nice as her best friend May
Doesn’t quite have the perfect Saturday she wanted
Gets in over her head in a game of marbles
AND has to help where she didn’t expect to!

This collection of mini adventures by the beloved Malorie Blackman is perfect to share, or for newly independent readers to read alone.

Reviews

Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker, Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing
Guardian

About the authors

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, whose soundtrack was curated by Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.

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Diane Ewen (Illustrator)