‘The most original book I’ve ever read’ BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH What Malorie Blackman has always done so brilliantly is put the minority front and centre, both in society and politics.’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS ‘Malorie’s Noughts & Crosses series is the first time I saw myself in a book. ‘The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ STORMZY 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. and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come. But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger. Then – in spite of a world that is fiercely against them – these star-crossed lovers choose each other. Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies – love is out of the question. They’ve been friends since they were children, and they both know that’s as far as it can ever go. 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. Find out more about the award here: ERF - LLL Award.‘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.īut she’s lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.

Only 3 of countless readers in each of the 5 categories are picked as the finalists. This book is a finalist for the 2012 LLL (Language Learner Literature) award, chosen by the Extensive Reading Foundation.

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Must they become enemies? Or is there hope for them - and for their unhappy country? In their world, Crosses and noughts cannot be friends. But Sephy is a Cross, daughter of a government minister, and Callum is a nought.

Sephy Hadley and Callun McGregor are two young people in love.

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