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30th June 2005ISBN
9780552548922Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Knife Edge
Malorie Blackman
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The terrific sequel to Noughts and Crosses and continues the story of Sephy and Callum and their families. Full of mystery, suspense, romance and even murder, you’ll go through numerous different emotions when you read it but in the end you will be throughly satisfied though desperate to read the last in the trilogy Checkmate.
Synopsis
Knife Edge by Malorie BlackmanSephy 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-Jude is a nought. Eaten up with bitterness, he 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?
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Knife Edge... is relentless in its pace... It is devastatingly powerful. - TheGuardian
Fast-paced and full of incident, Knife edge will be devoured by the many fans of the first book - TES A genuine literary achievement -
Books for Keeps
Malorie Blackman is writing a disturbing trilogy that should be read because it is important. And a gripping yarn as well. - The School Librarian
About The Author
Malorie Blackman had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer and spent many years working as a Database Manager for Reuters travelling extensively within Europe and the United States.
After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for the 1991 Feminist Book Fortnight, and Malorie participated in the first BBC TV Black Women’s Screenwriting Workshop in 1991. She has written a number of books for young readers including the Whizziwig series, which have been dramatised successfully for children’s television.
In her spare time, Malorie likes going to the cinema, the theatre and watching TV, enjoys playing computer and board games, and reads absolutely everything...except Westerns.
She lives with her husband and daughter in Kent along with a large collection of books, over 15,000 at the last count.
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2008, it was announced that Malorie is to receive an OBE for her contribution to children’s literature.
Malorie was awarded the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon award in 2005.
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