{"product_id":"crossfire-6","title":"Crossfire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Costa Children''s Book Award\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat 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\u003cb\u003e''Crossfire is searing, political and furious. Malorie''s world building is sublime and the way the Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses series holds a mirror up to society is unrivalled'' \u003c\/b\u003eJUNO DAWSON\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears have passed since the love between Sephy - a Cross - and Callum - a Nought - destroyed their world and changed their families and society forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSociety appears to be very different now. For the first time ever, a Nought Prime Minister - Tobey Durbridge - is in power. Race and class don''t divide people anymore. But things are never really that easy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause Tobey''s just been framed for murder, and the only way to free himself is to turn to his oldest friend - Callie-Rose. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir families divisions run deep, and when two young people are kidnapped, their lives and everything they''ve fought for are put in the firing line. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when you''re playing a game as dangerous as this one, it won''t be long before someone gets caught in the crossfire...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossfire is the long-awaited new novel in legendary author Malorie Blackman''s ground-breaking \u003c\/i\u003eNoughts \u0026amp; Crosses\u003ci\u003e series.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rich in moral and social issues, it is devastating about racial attitudes'' \u003c\/b\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES, CHILDREN''S BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It chillingly echoes the tempestuous taste of the world today while offering the intensity of a thriller'' \u003c\/b\u003eI NEWSPAPER\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319272644990,"sku":"NW9780241388440","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241388440.jpg?v=1778647409","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/crossfire-6","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}