Therefore,īoth protagonists, the nought Callum and the Cross Sephy (notice how only the Someone who can’t truly understand the messages in their own book. Issues she tackles doesn’t suffer from being written from the point of view of
This book as a head on response to racism and events in her past life, so the Malorie Blackman, the author of this book, chose to write That is why I chose to read NoughtsĪnd Crosses again, now I am an adult who understands being persecuted,Īlienated and made to feel like a second-class citizen for something about me Messages and themes weren’t totally grasped by me. Group the author was aiming for was in my age group, several of the underlying Read this book in my English lessons at secondary school. The fundamental messages of this book stronger and the quality of the narrativeĪnd writing style really helps to bring out those messages. 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.Focuses on a re-reading of Malorie Blackman’s brilliant Noughts and Crosses,Ī book that I haven’t read since school.
and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come. Then - in spite of a world that is fiercely against them - these star-crossed lovers choose each other.īut this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger. 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. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.Ĭallum is a nought: pale-skinned and poor, he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life. Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. 'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!' Random House presents the audiobook edition of Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman.
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