{"product_id":"9780141378664","title":"Checkmate","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Malorie Blackman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRomance \u0026amp; relationships stories (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 April 2017 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Penguin Books Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Noughts and Crosses' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 528 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 33 | 360g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' STORMZY'Malorie's Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses series is the first time I saw myself in a book . . . they were pacey, exciting, rich. What Malorie Blackman has always done so brilliantly is put the minority front and centre, both in society and politics.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'The most original book I've ever read' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH'Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing ... [Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.' ZAWE ASHTON-----My name is Callie Rose. My mum is a Cross - one of the so-called ruling elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy dad was a Nought. My dad was a murderer. My dad was a terrorist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese facts are the only things that are mine and real. So I don't mind so much that I'm leaving it all behind. There's nothing here worth holding onto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen years have passed since Sephy Hadley first met Callum McGregor - and the hate that divided them turned to hope. But the world hasn't changed quickly enough for their daughter, Callie Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up dual heritage in a world where bitter prejudice divides Noughts and Crosses has meant she's an outsider wherever she turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Jude McGregor. Jude teaches Callie about her real family history, and the more she learns the more he persuades her where her loyalties really lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon Callie is caught in a trap she can't get out of - one which will have deadly consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts \u0026amp; Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Gate Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56552075428226,"sku":"9780141378664","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/4442\/2862\/files\/9780141378664_803e1170-b229-4502-ad80-af82967e6e36.jpg?v=1776681853","url":"https:\/\/shop.eastgatebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780141378664","provider":"The East Gate Bookshop Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}