Checkmate

Noughts and Crosses #3

by Malorie Blackman

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 into a young adult, she unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage and becomes determined to find out more. But her father's family has a complicated history - one tied up with the fight for equality for the nought population. And as Rose takes her first steps away from Sephy and into this world, she finds herself drawn inexorably into more and more danger. Suddenly it's a game of very high stakes that can only have one winner . . .





The powerful third story in the Noughts & Crosses sequence.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Childrens, Science Fiction, Contemporary

512 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2005

About the author

An award-winning children's author, Malorie Blackman was honoured with an OBE in 2008. Her work has been adapted for TV and stage.

More information available at:
Myspace
British Council: Contemporary Authors
British Council: Encompass Culture
Channel 4 Learning: Book Box

Reviews

[Birgitte Bach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Den var virkelig svær at komme i gennem. Ikke fordi den er kedelig eller dårligt skrevet, men fordi indholdet er så deprimerende. Alt det had, intolerance og desperation er så svært at læse om. Det var helt sikkert det rigtige at jeg holdt en lille pause, for jeg synes jeg har fået fornyet mod på at færdiggøre serien.