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Genre/Form: | Young adult fiction Teen fiction Fiction Young adult works Dystopian Romans, nouvelles, etc |
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Material Type: | Fiction, Juvenile audience |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Malorie Blackman |
ISBN: | 9780552555708 0552555703 |
OCLC Number: | 298517122 |
Notes: | Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2001. |
Description: | 478 pages |
Contents: | Noughts & crosses -- An eye for an eye. |
Series Title: | Noughts and crosses, bk. 1 |
Responsibility: | Malorie Blackman. |
Abstract:
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. 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 . . .
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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 * Read more...
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