"Speculative fiction at its very best, this book redefined what children’s books can do and be." ~ Elle McNicoll, Guest Editor February 2023
"A book that dared to go where no one thought you could with young audiences because it raises tough stuff to do with race." Michael Rosen
LoveReading4Kids Review: It takes a brave author such as Malorie Blackman to consider a sequence of the like of Noughts and Crosses and to pull it off with utmost aplomb. Award-winning author Blackman has tackled the issues of racism and prejudice in a world set in an alternate historical reality. Although 11 year olds will take great joy and learn much from reading this first one in the sequence, adults will devour it with equal enthusiasm. The contrast of the two main protagonists makes the novel totally compelling and the writing style is both original and superbly paced. The plot unravels at the pace of a thriller and as a consequence it’s a book that is almost impossible to put down.
Books in the Noughts & Crosses Series:
1. Noughts & Crosses
2. Knife Edge
3. Checkmate
4. Double Cross
5. Crossfire
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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 danger.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Noughts & Crosses and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Noughts & Crosses features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Stories about Family and Friends, Fantasy / Magical, Romance / Relationship Stories, Gritty Reads, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children's and Young Adult Fiction
Noughts & Crosses is available in Hardback, Paperback
Noughts & Crosses was written by Malorie Blackman and published by Random House Children's Books
Noughts & Crosses has 437 pages
Yes it is part of The Noughts & Crosses Sequence series
£8.99
