Noughts and Crosses Series by Malorie Blackman, Amélie Sarn, Blackman Malorie

4.06 · 176 ratings
  • Noughts & Crosses (Noughts and Crosses #1)
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    Noughts & Crosses (Noughts and Crosses #1)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings · published 2001

    Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at racism and prejudice in an alternate society.Sephy is a Cross -- a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a Nought -- a “colourless” member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood, but that’s as far as it can go. In their world, Noughts and Crosses simply don’t mix... more

  • An Eye for an Eye (Noughts and Crosses #1.5)
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    An Eye for an Eye (Noughts and Crosses #1.5)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2003

    In a world where the two classes are divided by colour and never treated as equals, Sephy - a Cross and daughter of a top politician - is six months pregnant. The child's father, Callum, is a Nought, but worse, he is dead and Callum's brother is out for revenge. Can two wrongs make a right?

  • Callum (Noughts and Crosses #1.6)
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    Callum (Noughts and Crosses #1.6)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2012

    Set during the timeline of Noughts and Crosses this new short story reveals what might have happened between Sephy and Callum during Sephy's kidnapping by the Liberation Militia.

  • Knife Edge (Noughts and Crosses #2)
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    Knife Edge (Noughts and Crosses #2)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2003

    WHEN TRUTH AND JUSTICE ARE NO LONGER BLACK AND WHITE ISSUES . . .Sephy is a Cross, one of the privileged in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the pale-skinned noughts as inferiors. But her baby daughter has a nought father . . . Jude is a Nought. Eaten up with bitterness, he blames Sephy for the terrible losses his family has suffered . . .Now Jude's life rests on a knife edge... more

  • Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses #3)
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    Checkmate (Noughts and Crosses #3)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2005

    The dramatic conclusion to the award-winning Noughts and Crosses trilogy.Can the future ever erase the past? Rose has a Cross mother and a Nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Sephy, her mother, has told Rose virtually nothing about her father, but as Rose grows up she becomes determined to find out more about her parentage... more

  • Double Cross (Noughts and Crosses #4)
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    Double Cross (Noughts and Crosses #4)

    Malorie Blackman, Amélie Sarn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2008

    Tobey wants a better life - for him and his girlfriend Callie Rose. He wants nothing to do with the gangs that rule the world he lives in. But when he's offered the chance to earn some money just for making a few 'deliveries', just this once, would it hurt to say 'yes'?The captivating conclusion/companion Novel of the Noughts and Crosses series.

  • Nought Forever (Noughts and Crosses #4.5)
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    Nought Forever (Noughts and Crosses #4.5)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2019

    A powerful new Noughts & Crosses story from legendary author Malorie Blackman, written for World Book Day 2019I've never been shot before. It's dark but I keep seeing white flashes before my eyes like spots of lightning jabbing at me. Am I going into shock? Must be. But I can't pass out, not now. Then I'll be dead for sure.Dan is on the run - hiding from a ruthless gang who want him dead.It's one of those nights. One of those nights where I sit alone and watch the world go by... more

  • Crossfire (Noughts and Crosses #5)
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    Crossfire (Noughts and Crosses #5)

    Blackman Malorie

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2019

    'The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' STORMZY'I grew up reading her. It was one of the few books about black people, so I felt seen.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'The most original book I've ever read' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH"Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing ... [Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage... more

  • Endgame (Noughts and Crosses #6)
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    Endgame (Noughts and Crosses #6)

    Malorie Blackman

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2021

    It is 20 years in 2021 since Malorie Blackman's groundbreaking series began with Noughts & Crosses , which charted the deeply forbidden romance between Sephy (a Cross) and Callum (a nought) - a love affair which had repercussions for their families for generations... more

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