The release date for the English version of 'Noughts & Crosses' by
Malorie Blackman is Oct 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This provocative look at racism and discrimination in a different world forces two young individuals to take a stance.
Sephy belongs to the dark-skinned ruling class and is a Cross. A "colourless" member of the lower class who was once a slave to the Crosses, Callum is a Nought. Although they have been friends since they were little children, their friendship stops there. You just can't combine Noughts and Crosses in their universe. A relationship between Sephy and Callum develops against a backdrop of bigotry and mistrust, which is further accentuated by horrific terrorist acts. This romance will put them both in grave danger. Is it possible for them to be together?