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Checkmate

Written by: Malorie Blackman
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Joan Walker, John Hasler, Nicole Davis, Nina Sosanya
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Checkmate by Malorie Blackman.

My name is Callie Rose.
My mum is a Cross - one of the so-called ruling elite.
My dad was a Nought. My dad was a murderer. My dad was a terrorist.
These facts are the only things that are mine and real. So I don't mind so much that I'm leaving it all behind. There's nothing here worth holding onto.

Sixteen years have passed since Sephy Hadley first met Callum McGregor. For Callie Rose, growing up mixed race in a world where bitter prejudice divides Noughts and Crosses has meant she's an outsider wherever she turns.

Enter Jude McGregor. Jude teaches Callie about her real family history, and the more she learns the more he persuades her where her loyalties really lie.

But soon Callie is caught in a trap she can't get out of - one which will have deadly consequences.

Voted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.

'Dramatic, intensely moving' Carousel
'Another emotional hard-hitter' Sunday Times

© Malorie Blackman; (P) Random House Contemporary Difficult Discussions Family Life Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Romance Discrimination Fiction
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What the critics say

Thought-provoking brilliance
Complex but beautifully crafted . . . dramatic, intensely moving . . . it truly ensnares the reader
A perfect end to an important and thought-provoking trilogy (Sarah Harbon)
Checkmate once again explores the lasting impact of prejudice, discrimination and the legacy of traumatic family history on the next generation in the author's brilliantly imagined world. Readers will not be dissapointed
There is no mistaking the genuine grassroots passion with which Checkmate, the final part of Malorie Blackman's trilogy, has been anticipated among young teen readers . . . Blackman is a terrific thriller writer, driving her plots forward with skill and tenacity (Dinah Hall)
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Another amazing journey with the Hadley / McGregor family. Callie-Rose is growing up, and learning about her past. Meggie, Sephy, Jasmin, and Jude are all trying to do what's best for her.

Which path will she choose?

So goooddd.... Must listen!

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