A Book to Read

My complete favorite book of all time is Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. It’s part of a series that mostly deals with prejudice and racism in a new light. The title references to what tic tac toe is referred to in Britain and it takes place in a world in which blacks are seen as superior to whites. It has references to real life events such as the apartheid in South Africa and also parallels Romeo and Juliet since the two main characters, Sephy and Callum, come from two families that have very different views in society and of course they’re in love. Also, races are not referred to by color in the novel but instead are referred to as Crosses or Noughts with Crosses being blacks and Noughts being whites. Overall, I like how Blackman is able to intertwine serious universal issues such as bigotry with more personal issues like love.