Knife Edge
4.3
(15 ratings)1 pages2013Pearson Education, LimitedISBN 9781408291399
Race relationsJuvenile FictionRacismPrejudicesFictionGriefDespairRevengeChildren's fictionGrief, fictionPrejudices, fictionRace relations, fictionReadersDystopiaRace discriminationReaders (Adult)Anglais (Langue)Lectures et morceaux choisis pour adultesRacially mixed children -- Juvenile fictionRacially mixed children
About this book
A razor-sharp and intensely moving novel, the second in the Noughts & Crosses trilogy.Sephy is a Cross, one of the privileged in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the pale-skinned noughts as inferiors. But her baby daughter has a nought father - Callum. Eaten up with bitterness, Callum's brother Jude, blames Sephy for the terrible losses his family has suffered. Now Jude's life rests on a knife edge. Will Sephy be forced, once again, to take sides?
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Pearson Education, Limited
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 1
- ISBN
- 9781408291399
About Unknown Author
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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