Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses, #3)
Publisher
Corgi
Publication Year
2006
ISBN
9780552551946
Pages
510 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. And as Rose takes her first steps away from Sephy and into this world, she finds herself drawn inexorably into more and more danger.
Grade Level
6-8
Lexile Measure
630L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Biracial; Race discrimination; biracial teenager; racism; prejudice
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
Black / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Lancashire County Library Children's Book of the Year Award, 2006
Keywords
terrorism; vorurteil; birth fathers; love; forgiveness; privilege; bomb
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Blackman, Malorie, "Checkmate (Noughts & Crosses, #3)" (2006). Diverse Families. 481.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/481