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  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.

  www.malorieblackman.co.uk

  Also available by Malorie Blackman

  and published by Doubleday/Corgi Yearling Books:

  The Noughts & Crosses sequence

  Noughts & Crosses

  Knife Edge

  Checkmate

  Double Cross

  The Stuff of Nightmares

  Boys Don’t Cry

  A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.

  Dangerous Reality

  Dead Gorgeous

  Hacker

  Pig-Heart Boy

  The Deadly Dare Mysteries

  Thief!

  Unheard Voices

  (An anthology of short stories and poems, collected by Malorie Blackman)

  For junior readers, published by Corgi Yearling Books:

  Cloud Busting

  Operation Gadgetman!

  Whizziwig and Whizziwig Returns

  For beginner readers, published by Corgi Pups/ Young Corgi Books:

  Jack Sweettooth

  Snow Dog

  Space Race

  The Monster Crisp-Guzzler

  Audio editions available on CDs:

  Noughts & Crosses

  Knife Edge

  Checkmate

  Double Cross

  CLOUD BUSTING

  AN RHCB DIGITAL EBOOK 978 1 448 10080 4

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  This ebook edition published 2011

  Copyright © Oneta Malorie Blackman, 2004

  Illustrations copyright © Helen van Vliet, 2004

  First Published in Great Britain

  Yearling 2004

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