![]() ![]() ![]() Noughts and Crosses is so well crafted that I insist on calling it a work of art. ![]() It's intelligent, emotional and imaginatively wicked. An author who has worked hard not to be identified too closely with any particular genre, she has built a complex and challenging novel around an alternative version of apartheid.' The Scotsman This must be the most original book I've ever read. Noughts and Crosses: Noughts and Crosses 1 Audible Audiobook Unabridged Malorie Blackman (Author), Syan Blake (Narrator), & 2 more 5,495 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 4.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Sephy is a Cross a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Crosses schools Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts unable to accept the injustices any longer, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger ' a bruising tome and her most ambitious novel to date. The two have been friends since early childhood. Callum is a Nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. This game house includes chess, draughts, chinese checkers, mancala, noughts and crosses, snakes and ladders, backgammon and more. ![]()
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