** NOW A MAJOR NEW BBC TV SERIES – this edition contains an exclusive Q&A with lead actor Paterson Joseph**<\/b><\/p>\n
‘<\/b>The Noughts & Crosses<\/i> series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be<\/b>‘ – Stormzy<\/b><\/p>\n
‘Stop it! You’re all behaving like animals! Worse than animals – like blankers!’<\/i><\/p>\n
Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she’s lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. <\/p>\n
Callum 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. <\/p>\n
They’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. <\/p>\n
Then – in spite of a world that is fiercely against them – these star-crossed lovers choose each other. <\/p>\n
But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
‘Unforgettable’ Guardian<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘The most original book I’ve ever read’ Benjamin Zephaniah<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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