Saturday, 7 May 2011

Noughts and Crosses

Noughts and Crosses is written by Malorie Blackman. It is in a world where black ad white are right and wrong. The white are called noughts and the blacks are called crosses. There are two main characters called Callum and Sephy. Callum is a nought and Sephy is a Cross. Callum and Sephy love each other but it is very hard to show and have that because of their diffrence in colour. The Book is about Callum and Sephy trying to find a way to ovecome this. For Years Callum and Sephy have always met at the same beach when they wanted to see each other. The Government had recenty changed the fact that Noughts werent allowed into schools. So Sephy started helping Callum prepare for the exams on the beach. Callum had got into the school and had said that nothing would ever get him out of it. One way that the Noughts were trying to turn the table was the liberation Militia.The Liberation Militia is a very large group of Noughts using violence to try and win over the Crosses. Callum got into the school and said that nothing would ever make him give up is place. Callum does end up leaving the school in the end after a few things happen at the school and he realises that everyone is against him. Callums family have been having a few problems. the first one is that lynette callus sister was killed. lynette acted like the glue between the family and kept them together. also callums dad and callums brother, jude have joined the liberation militia so callums mum is very annoyed the jude and callums dad part of the liberation militia are ordered to plant a bomb in a huge shopping centre and he is found guilty and gets a life scentence but kills himsef trying to escape on the electric fence. Sephys family have also been hvaing some problems so sephy decides to go to a boarding school but before she leaves she sends a letter to callum which says "if you want to be together and spend the rest of our lives together then run and stop me from leaving". callum rads the letter and runs as fast as he can to try and stop her but is just to late. Their lives depart from each other and start to forget each other but then.......................................................................

Sam C


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