Naughts & Crosses

Callum is a naught, a second-class citizen in a society run by the ruling Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, and daughter of the man slated to become prime minister. In their world, white naughts and black Crosses simply don't mix -- and they certainly don't fall in love. But that's exactly what they've done.
When they were younger, they played together. Now Callum and Sephy meet in secret and make excuses. But excuses no longer cut it when Sephy and her mother are nearly caught in a terrorist bombing planned by the Liberation Militia, with which Callum's family is linked. Callum's father is the prime suspect...and Sephy's father will stop at nothing to see him hanged. The blood hunt that ensues will threaten not only Callum and Sephy's love for each other, but their very lives.
In this shocking thriller, UK sensation Malorie Blackman turns the world inside out. What's white is black, what's black is white, and only one thing is clear: Assumptions can be deadly.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/01/2005
ISBN: 9781416900160
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.33w x 1.32d

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 05/15/2005 pg. 584
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 67
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2005 pg. 429 - Recommended
Publishers Weekly 06/20/2005 pg. 78
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2005 pg. 466
Booklist 06/01/2005 pg. 1796
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2005 pg. 230 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 148
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 330 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 87586 / Naughts and Crosses/Black & White
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 13