You're a Nought and I'm a Cross and there's nowhere for us to be,nowhere for us to go where we'd be left in peace...That's why I started crying. That's why I couldn't stop. For all the things we might've had and all the things we're never going to have.
Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought - a'colourless'member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Against a background of prejudice,distrust and mounting terrorist violence,a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger...Children's Laureate from 2013-15 Malorie Blackman has written more than sixty books and alongside being a Waterstones reader's favourite,is one of the most influential children's writers writing today.'An inspired take on Romeo and Juliet,Blackman's absorbing but alarming novel deals with themes of racism and prejudice without ever coming across as didactic. Unforgettable'TheIndependent'This epic tome packs some powerful political punches to which readers will undoubtedly respond. But Blackman never compromises the story,which is dramatic,moving and brave'TheGuardianPublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780552555708Number of pages: 512Weight: 356 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mm
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"Blackman's absorbing but alarming novel deals with themes of racism and prejudice...Unforgettable" Independent "Stimulating and emotionally satisfying" Financial Times "A gritty read for older children...At times this is a beautiful love story; at other times it is a harrowing and moral tale..." Bookseller "Packs some powerful political punches...But Blackman never compromises the story,which is dramatic,moving and brave" Guardian "Inter-racial teenage love has never been more painful" - Amanda Craig The Times
Malorie Blackman
An award-winning British author and dramatist,Malorie Blackman is a major voice in children's publishing,holding the post of Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She is best-known for her bestselling novels Noughts & Crosses series as well as Pig Heart Boy,Thief, Cloud Busting,Boys Don't Cry and Chasing the Stars. The fifth novel in the Noughts & Crosses series,Crossfire,will be published in August 2019.
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