Now a major television series on the BBC, Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses remains my all-time favorite book series. These books showed me the power of great storytelling, says artist Stormzy. Candice Carty-Williams shares that it was the first time she saw herself in a book: "Malorie brilliantly places minorities at the forefront of society and politics," she says. Poet Benjamin Zephaniah calls it "the most original book I've ever read."
Mixed-race actress Zawe Ashton says Noughts & Crosses deeply touched her with its powerful message. In this poignant story, Sephy lives a life of privilege as a Cross, yet struggles with loneliness and the injustice around her. Callum, a Nought considered inferior, dreams of a better life. They have been friends since childhood, but in a world where enmity between Noughts and Crosses is common, love seems impossible.
Yet these doomed lovers choose each other, despite a world that fiercely opposes them. Their choice leads to dangerous situations and has shocking consequences for future generations. Noughts & Crosses, voted one of the UK's most beloved books, is a groundbreaking and modern classic of children's literature.
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