{"product_id":"9780141378640","title":"Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eNow a major TV series on the BBC\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The \u003ci\u003eNoughts \u0026amp; Crosses\u003c\/i\u003e series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' \u003c\/b\u003eSTORMZY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malorie's Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses series is the first time I saw myself in a book . . . they were pacey, exciting, rich. What Malorie Blackman has always done so brilliantly is put the minority front and centre, both in society and politics.'\u003c\/b\u003e CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most original book I've ever read'\u003c\/b\u003e BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malorie Blackman is absolutely \u003ci\u003eamazing \u003c\/i\u003e... [\u003ci\u003eNoughts \u0026amp; Crosses\u003c\/i\u003e] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.' \u003c\/b\u003eZAWE ASHTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSephy \u003c\/b\u003eis a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallum\u003c\/b\u003e is a nought: he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey've been friends since they were children, and they both know that's as far as it can ever go. Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies - love is out of the question.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen - in spite of a world that is fiercely against them - these star-crossed lovers choose each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Malorie Blackman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48035637854420,"sku":"9780141378640","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e1c39cfd-09d8-4499-9ea2-6887a5960ba7.jpg?v=1780365435","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780141378640","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}