Is hope our greatest need? Malorie Blackman overcame life-threatening illness, homelessness and rejection to become a beloved novelist. She believes that hope is the spark to success.
The bestselling author who faced 82 rejections
Prolific: Malorie Blackman has written more than 70 books. Glossary
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Windrush Generation - Thousands of people who migrated from the Caribbean to Britain between 1948 and 1971 are known as the Windrush Generation. The first boat to arrive in 1948 was called the HMT Empire Windrush.
Charlotte Bronte - An early 19th Century English novelist. The eldest of the three Bronte sisters.
Daphne du Maurier - An English novelist and playwright, born in 1907. One of her best known novels is Rebecca.
Agatha Christie - An English writer known for her dozens of detective fiction novels, and the detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot.
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Protagonists - Leading characters.
Laureate - Somebody who has been honoured for art or science.
OBE - The Order of the British Empire, a lesser honour than a CBE.
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