Malorie Blackman copped some really nasty abuse due to an inaccurate headline.
Malorie Blackman was appointed Children's Laureate in 2013.
She's written a whole bunch of novels and scripts for children and young adults, and has a devoted readership.
PA
On Sunday, she gave an interview with Sky News about the need for more ethnic diversity in kids' books.
She talked about the impact on kids from black and ethnic minorities when they don't see themselves in the books they're reading: "I think it is saying, well, you may be here, but do you really belong?"
PA
That's not to say that children and young adults only want to read about themselves. Of course not - you want to escape into fiction as well and read about other people, other cultures, other lives, other planets and so on.
The now-deleted headline that Sky gave the interview, however, she said misrepresented her views.
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