Noughts & Crosses: 25th Anniversary Special Edition
Hardback Published on: 19/03/2026
Price: £20.00
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Every teenager (& adult) should read this...)
Not just for teenagers! Emotional reading that will stay with you for a long time, it will make you laugh and make you cry - the characters and story are s... READ MORE
A book that stays with you
This is my ultimate favourite series in teen. You can read book 1 alone, but I can guarantee you'll be so gripped you'd want to read the next three. Fantas... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This is a book that everyone should read. Set in an alternative England, the world is segregated into noughts (white people) and Crosses (people of colour)... READ MORE
Synopsis
Celebrate twenty-five years of Noughts & Crosses with this beautiful, luxe special edition, including a new foreword from Stormzy.
'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!'
Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.
Callum is a nought: he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life.
They've been friends since they were children, and they both know that's as far as it can ever go. Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies - love is out of the question.
Then - in spite of a world that is fiercely against them - these star-crossed lovers choose each other.
But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come.
Voted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780241817735
- Number of pages: 464
- Dimensions: 241 x 161 x 44 mm
- Interest age: From 12 years
- Weight: 666g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Review: I had this novel sitting on my shelf for a long time and in the end I decided to borrow the audiobook from the library just so that I could read it... READ MORE
Beautiful
Well worth reading, it is so beautiful and sad and extremely hard to put down!!!
I loved Blackman's big switch as it made reading the book even more intrig... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This book is truly amazing, as are the three that follow. I would recommend this to anyone, its hard hitting enough to make you weep, but so powerful it wi... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
After reading this book, I took a whole new look on many controversial subjects raised in this book. From racial oppression to class divisions, Malorie Bla... READ MORE
brilliant
I have been searching for a god book for ages and I couldn't put this one down! Absolutely gripping u live the way Blackman writes from the different chara... READ MORE
The best book ever!!!
This book is amazing!!!! It has a very gripping an meaningful story line. Would recommend for ages 12 upwards because is a bit sexual( doesn't go into deta... READ MORE
... it gets better as it gets in to it
I read this as part of my curriculum in school for 12 weeks. At the beginning I thought it was quite boring to be honest. But as the story went on i got dr... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
this book annoyed me so much! it was like oh the poor black people. for gad sake get of yes we were poorly treated years ago but not any more, so i think w... READ MORE
Great!!
This book is amazing! very emotional but i love it!! Very different from other books i have read because they all usually live happily ever after!!
LOVED it!!!!!!
I started reading this at school in English, and right away I knew it was the sort of book I would love. I didn't want to ruin it by dissecting every littl... READ MORE
Recommended to me by my daughters
Excellent!!
Got better with each page. Best find book 2 now!
BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!!!!
I loved noughts and crosses and I can honestly say it's the best book I've ever read. I have read many books and read all the time inbetween homework.
The ... READ MORE
mind blowing
this book automatically glued my eyes to each and every page. its a fast moving book that flips the world upside down. its a great read and i recomend to a... READ MORE
woww
Hi i am only 12 and i read the whole series of this book! Wow this is the best book i have read in my while entire life! Must read!!
Noughts and Crosses
malorie blackamn makes these 3 stories seem so reral,m one of the best books i have ever read, i live this book, its abut a world split into two, noughts a... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
Malorie Blackman has succeeded to create a trilogy so gripping and moving, that it actually feels real. By chapter one you already feel attached to the mai... READ MORE
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ThidsBook is amazin'
Not as good as I expected
I was slightly disappointed by this book as I'd been taken in by the hype and was expecting more than a children's book. It was good in places and I liked ... READ MORE
One of my favourites.
Out of the whole trilogy this is still my favourite.
I love the characters and how the interact, it is very very good.
Love it.
Noughts and Crosses
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK YOU CAN READ IN THIS GENERATION!!!!!
Whoa
It was nothing like the books I usally read but I loved it from the 1st page! Its really emotional so don't read it in public!
I want to read the others bu... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
A thrilling read, an amazing start to a touching series about different backgrounds.
Noughts and Crosses
Normally I can't read a book all the way through I get bored and distracted but with this book I didn't. It was so WICKED. I loved the wonderful love story... READ MORE
Noughts and crosses
excellent read, really challenged my personal stereotypes. well written - just excellent. I would recommend this to anyone... fantastic read.
BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ!
This is the most gripping and page turning book in the world. That's all I can say really, a thrilling and psychological, 1st person, romantic drama!
Couldn't put it down!
Such a beautiful book with a such a strong and important message, This message will inform young people about the importance of equailty Loved every minute... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and Crosses is amazing book to read about people.
Noughts and Crosses
One of my all time favourite books. Powerful, moving and extraordinary. A book that will keep you gripped and one you will read over and over again. A clas... READ MORE
VERY EMOTIONAL
This book got me gripped from the very 1st page!!!!!! I loved it every chapter was exciting and I couldnt put it down once I started, I even got told off b... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
The best book in the world!This book was read by nearly every single person in St. Catherines and the next one ine the series.Many people in my school went... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
great book, not for younger readers but a great read for anyone who loves drama. The ending nearly killed me though! haha
Noughts and Crosses
I first read this when i was 13 and i loved it then and i love it now
It's so dull!
I could not get into this book and therefore can only describe It as dull and boring. This was my first book by Malorie Blackman that I attempted to read ... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
i loved the noughs and crosses series there one of my all time favourite books. i loved the twist on reality, wich i thought was extremely succesful. the b... READ MORE
brilliant book!
this was the first malorie blackman book i ever read and i read it cover to cover, the went straight out to buy the rest of the set the next day. it left m... READ MORE
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Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and crosses is one of the best books I have ever read!It maintains a gripping story line throughout, and I could never put it down!Highly recommend... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It had me in tears in the end. It is truly gripping and I finished it in a day. It stays with you long afte... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
A book that opened my eyes so much that, if they had widened just 1mm more they would've popped out of their sockets!! Why this book is not on the National... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This is a brilliant read for anyone!!! I would recommend everyone to read it. It has a strong strong line and the suspense is followed throughout the book ... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This book is one of the best I have read in a long time. The book portrays clear descriptions of young love and makes a bond between you and the characters... READ MORE
Age13
I don't think there is any other book like this. It was an interesting and brilliant read and I almost cried at the end- I would recommend this to anyone o... READ MORE
Not to be missed!
This book is one of my all time favourites. An old school teacher suggested it to me and I am so glad that she introduced me to the world of Noughts and Cr... READ MORE
Really awesome book!
Sephy is a cross and her friend, Callum is a nought. In their world, crosses are the bosses. Sephy is friends with Callum really well, whom is really unnat... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
this is seriously the best series of books i have ever read. the first book was, in my opinion, the best of them all.i love how the books allows you to see... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
FANTASTIC. Having read all of the trilogy I agree that this one is the best. REcommended to everybody over 12. Always makes me cry :)
Noughts and Crosses
My twelve year old loved this book. They are dealing with these issues in Year 8 of school live and she was able to disseminate information but also reali... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This Is the BEST book that I have read in a long time. I 1st read it when I was 10 years old and I cried at the end. I've recommended it to al of my mates... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
this is a modern romeo and juliet with tweaks that make it an exeptionally amazing read. near the end i had tears in my eyes. Malorie invloves you into the... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
I absolutely adored this book and it's sequels. It's a real eye-opener to the racial concerns of today. If the Royal Shakespeare Company ever come around y... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This book is completely amazing! It tells the story of Sephy and Callum, one a white nought and the other a black cross, who want to be together but are in... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
FANTASTIC! An utterly MUST READ! This book carries every emotion - joy (not so much), sadness etc... There is always a twist around the corner This book is... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
This book is amazing. Malorie Blackman is a star and knows how to pull your strings at the right time.
For example when the character is getting racist abu... READ MORE
amazing.
I can read this book over and over and still never get fed up of this amazingly gripping story line. It's one of those books that you want to finish but wh... READ MORE
Noughts and Crosses
Noughts and Crosses was fantastic, I couldn't put it down, it made me want to laugh and cry at the same time and with such a gripping ending, i will be buy... READ MORE
Brilliant book!
I absolutly loved this book and thought that it was utterly fantastic! It gripped me from start to finsih although i have not been able to read the others ... READ MORE
Brilliant book
So, so good! Has such a strong message, just go and BUY IT!!
Noughts and Crosses
i loved the noughs and crosses series there one of my all time favourite books. i loved the twist on reality, wich i thought was extremely succesful. the b... READ MORE
just ok
Sephy and Callum have been friends since they were toddlers, when Callum’s mum worked for Sephy’s mum. But as they grow up the beginning to see the imbala... READ MORE
Heartbreaker!
Wow, what a tragic, heartbreaking read. It's such an important, well-communicated read. A beautiful story as well as a social commentary. It allows you to ... READ MORE
The ending was overhyped
The ideas and historical allusions that fill this book are incredibly immersive and impactful! But unfortunately the ending seemed rushed and unrealistic, ... READ MORE
Heartbreaking
I loved this book. Sephy and Callum are meant for eachother. Very sad about the ending.
Real and relevant
A clever and interesting take on very real and relevant issues. A thought provoking story which allows white people to get a better understanding of what i... READ MORE
Real and relevant
A clever and interesting take on very real and relevant issues. A thought provoking story which allows white people to get a better understanding of what i... READ MORE
Favourite Childhood Book
One word Amazing
Easily readable yet still powerful
Very interesting take on race dynamics, make you face up to your own prejudices. Still easily accessible to readers who usually choose lighter fiction, pro... READ MORE
Loved it.
This book was incredible, I will definitely be recommending it to all my family and friends. I understand that it will not be everyones cup of tea although... READ MORE
Noughts and crosses
Absolutely amazing book would definitely recommend to red. It’s such an emotional rollercoaster of a book but really enjoyed it.
Each side has a different side to the story
This book is very descriptive, it portrays from right and wrong from Callum’s and Sephy’s Points of view.
All about the racism and violence in the worl... READ MORE
Great!
Noughts and Crosses is a story fuelled by another dimensions; race- but flipped.
It gives a you a fantastic perspective and is a thrill to read. It alm... READ MORE
I love Sephy
I loved this book. I am currently reading the play in my Drama lessons which is why I picked up the book, and I have no regrets. The story had hooked me fr... READ MORE
I absolutely hated this book
Not much to say- this was a terrible book and a waste of my time. Nothing was developed properly, the plot went haywire and I was frustrated every second o... READ MORE
Beautiful, made me cry!
This book was definitely an alternate history, it was so beautiful and was definitely written well. Malorie’s books always bring out emotions.
Perfect!
I loved this book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I could not put it down! It captures the harshness of the world amazingly. Would definitely rec... READ MORE
Incredible. Original. Fantastic.
I just finished reading this book. It’s 23.58.
This is the best book i’ve read all year and it’s almost June.
This book is everything tied together in 44... READ MORE
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