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Knife Edge.

by Malorie Blackman

3.6
(19 ratings)
364 pages2003Doubleday 2004.ISBN 9780385605274

About this book

Fighting to survive in a world where black and white are right and wrong... Eighteen-year-old Sephy feels totally alone - and terrified - as gazes down at her new-born daughter. Whilst Sephy is a Cross, the baby's father, Callum - who was hanged for terrorism months ago - was a nought, giving her baby dual heritage in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the pale-skinned noughts - *blankers* - as second-class citizens. While Sephy faces and uncertain future, Callum's brother Jude can only brood on the past. Eaten up with bitterness, he blames Sephy for Callum's death - and has sworn revenge. Sephy fears Jude, but when his actions take him to the brink of disaster, his life poised on a knife edge, can she stand by and do nothing? Will she be forced - once again - to take sides...?

Publication Details

Publisher
Doubleday 2004.
Published
2003
Pages
364
ISBN
9780385605274
Language
en

About Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman OBE is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize.

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