{"product_id":"9780141378640","title":"Noughts \u0026 Crosses (Noughts and Crosses #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eNow a major TV series on the BBC\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eCANDICE 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\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":"Blackman, Malorie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (YA\/Teen)","offer_id":47303816184032,"sku":"","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b59a1f37-d5b0-4fb0-a667-d0fbd1989d79.jpg?v=1745855840","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780141378640","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}