{"product_id":"noughts-crosses-1","title":"Noughts \u0026 Crosses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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. \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\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315543581054,"sku":"NW9780141378640","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141378640.jpg?v=1779451533","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/noughts-crosses-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}