Checkmate (Noughts And Crosses) - Softcover

Blackman, Malorie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552551945 ISBN 13: 9780552551946

Publisher: Corgi Childrens, 2006

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

MALORIE BLACKMAN was the Children’s Laureate between 2013-2015, and has written over sixty books. She is acknowledged as one of today's most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers, and has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Fantastic Fiction Award. Malorie has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and in 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and in 2013 she topped the Powerlist, a list of the UK's most influential black figures. She has been described by The Times as 'a national treasure'.

From the Back Cover

Can the future ever erase the past?

Callie 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 Rose unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage, with potentially devastating results. As Rose takes her first steps away from Sephy and into her father s world, she finds herself drawn inexorably into a dangerous, deadly game a game of very high stakes that can have only one winner . . .

The dramatic and intensely moving third novel in the award-winning Noughts & Croses trilogy.

Blackman is a terrific thriller writer Evening Standard

A brilliantly imagined world Publishing News

A perfect end to an important and thought-provoking trilogy The Bookseller

NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS

Edition details

• Publisher: Corgi Childrens
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552551945
• ISBN 13: 9780552551946
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528