Noughts and Crosses Trilogy - Malorie Blackman

"art"........apparently (1070 words)
by sillygoose - written on 10/02/04, updated on 30/12/04 (Very useful, 4353 readings)
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to read on holiday. (Criticise my taste as much as you like, but the fact is we ladies all love ?em. Right?) I found ?Noughts and Crosses? (by Malorie Blackman) in the teenage section disguising itself as just such a book; the synopsis suggested another simplified adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, this time between black and white people living in a community where strong racial discrimination and segregation exist. That is in some ways exactly what this novel is about; yet don?t let such a seemingly ordinary focal point put you off?there?s a lot to learn from this book. (Indeed in my experience it seems all books aimed at ?12 to 16 year olds? try, on some level, to ...