Noughts & Crosses: Book 1 (Part1 of Noughts & Crosses Trilogy)

by Malorie Blackman

Paperback, 2006

NIST comments:

Y7: "A great book about if the racial tides were turned."

Publication

Corgi (2006), 448 pages

Description

Science Fiction. Young Adult Fiction. HTML: 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. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Cross schools... Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum �?? a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible dange

Original publication date

2001

Language

Original language

English
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