Noughts And Crosses 3: Checkmate

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‘ The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time & 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.” ZAWE ASHTON My name is Callie Rose. My mum is a Cross – one of the so-called ruling elite. My dad was a Nought. My dad was a murderer. My dad was a terrorist. These facts are the only things that are mine & real. So I don’t mind so much that I’m leaving it all behind. There’s nothing here worth holding onto. Sixteen years have passed since Sephy Hadley first met Callum Mc Gregor – & the hate that divided them turned to hope. But the world hasn’t changed quickly enough for their daughter, Callie Rose. Growing up dual heritage in a world where bitter prejudice divides Noughts & Crosses has meant she’s an outsider wherever she turns. Enter Jude Mc Gregor. Jude teaches Callie about her real family history, & the more she learns the more he persuades her where her loyalties really lie. But soon Callie is caught in a trap she can’t get out of – one which will have deadly consequences. Voted as one of the UK’s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.