Noughts & Crosses

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Now a major tv series on the bbc ‘the noughts & crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ stormzy ‘malorie’s noughts & crosses series is the first time i saw myself in a book . . . they were pacey, exciting, rich. what malorie blackman has always done so brilliantly is put the minority front and centre, both in society and politics.’ candice carty-williams ‘the most original book i’ve ever read’ benjamin zephaniah “malorie blackman is absolutely amazing … [noughts & crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.” zawe ashton _____ ‘stop it! you’re all behaving like animals! worse than animals – like blankers!’ sephy is a cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. but she’s lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. callum is a nought: he’s considered to be less than nothing – a blanker, there to serve crosses – but he dreams of a better life. they’ve been friends since they were children, and they both know that’s as far as it can ever go. noughts and crosses are fated to be bitter enemies – love is out of the question. then – in spite of a world that is fiercely against them – these star-crossed lovers choose each other. but this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come. voted as one of the uk’s best-loved books, malorie blackman’s noughts & crosses is a seminal piece of ya fiction; a true modern classic.