Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses.The two have been friends since early childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Against a background of prejudice, distrust and mounting terrorist violence, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger . . .

It was supposed to be a digital detox in a sleepy Welsh village. Instead, twelve-year-old Josiah and his brother Nate are thrust into a war for an ancient technology hidden at the bottom of the ocean.Separated from his family and trapped on a prototype submarine, Josiah discovers he has a unique connection to the terrifying creature guarding the deep.With a ruthless enemy closing in and the pressure rising, Josiah learns that the only way to save his brother is to unleash t...

Something is buried beneath Wild Meadow.Felix Jones is twelve years old, new in the village, and determined to stay invisible. Lunchtime is spent in the school boiler room, building radios from biscuit tins. He has discovered that the boiler room is quiet, safe, and blessedly free of people asking awkward questions about his dad. He likes it there.Then he finds the trapdoor. The one with Soviet-era Cyrillic writing on it that says Keep Out.The school caretaker, the ...

WHEN TRUTH AND JUSTICE ARE NO LONGER BLACK AND WHITE ISSUES . . .Sephy 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?A razor-sharp and intensely moving...

Can the future ever erase the past? 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. Sephy, her mother, has told Rose virtually nothing about her father, but as Rose grows into a young adult, she unexpectedly discovers the truth about her parentage and becomes determined to find out more. But her father's family has a complicated history - one...

'Blackman "gets" people . . . she "gets" humanity as a whole, too' GuardianJust this once. Just this once and no more, I promise.Please let me get away with it just this once . . .Tobey wants a better life – for him and for Callie Rose. He wants nothing to do with the violent gangs that rule the world he lives in. But when he's offered the chance to earn some extra money, how much could it hurt to just this once say 'yes'?

A powerful story about friendship, loyalty and family around this topical and controversial issue' - Guardian'An engrossing story' - Daily Telegraph'That's all I ever did - watch and listen. I was always a spectator, never a participant. I didn't call that living. I was alive - but that was all.'Cameron is thirteen, and all he wants is a 'normal' life - friends, swimming, school, family.But his life ...

In Boys Don't Cry, bestselling author Malorie Blackman explores the unchartered territory of teenage fatherhood.You're waiting for the postman - he's bringing your A level results. University, a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings it's your old girlfriend; and she's carrying a baby. Your baby.You're happy to look after it, just for an hour or two. But then she doesn't come back - and your future suddenly looks very d...

THIS IS THE SYSTEM OPERATOR.WHO IS USING THIS ACCOUNT? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF...Vicky's life is completely normal. Maybe even a little boring.But all that changes when her dad is accused of stealing a million pounds from the bank where he works.Vicky knows for sure that her dad is innocent, and is determined to prove it.Luckily for him, she is a seasoned computer hacker. Using the skills he taught her, she's going t...

Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.When the TARDIS lands on Skaro, the Seventh Doctor and Ace are shocked to discover the planet has become the universal centre of learning, populated by a race of peace-loving Daleks. Ever suspicious of his archenemies' motives, the Doctor learns of a threat that could literally t...

A powerful short story featuring Sephy and Callum, stars of the original dystopian bestseller, Noughts and Crosses. First released exclusively for World Book Day 2012.

You're the new girl in school. You're just trying to fit in - and it's not working. Then someone accuses you of theft, and you think things can't get any worse. Until you get caught in a freak storm . . .The next thing you know, you're in the future. Being shot at for being out after curfew. You don't even recognise your hometown. And you're heading for a confrontation from your worst nightmare.What if you could change the past to save the future?