A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.

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What if you had to crack a code to save a life A critically acclaimed book for younger readers from the author of the bestselling Noughts and Crosses sequence. It's just your average Friday night. Then the police show up. Your mum's been caught on CCTV, breaking into a giant chemical company. They say she's working undercover for A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E, a group against animal testing - but how is that possible She's not a spy - is she Now she's on the run - and only you can uncover the truth. And you've got to crack a code to do it. A gripping story from the bestselling author of Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman.

Reviews

A cracking good yarn * Daily Telegraph *
Strong characterisation and pacy dialogue make this a real winner * Independent *
This book is a real page-turner and is hard to put down! * Sunday Express *
A gripping techno-thriller * Independent on Sunday *
An exciting book . . . Full of adventure, detail and description and impossible to guess what will happen next * Newcastle Evening Chonicle *

Author Bio

MALORIE BLACKMAN has written over sixty books and is acknowledged as one of today's most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Fantastic Fiction Award. Malorie has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children's books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature. She has been described by The Times as 'a national treasure'. Malorie Blackman was the Children's Laureate 2013-15.