368 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552548922
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 24 July 2007
Description
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 N...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,550 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
tense 56%
sad 55%
challenging 40%
reflective 29%
adventurous 19%
mysterious 10%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 5%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 44% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Hate crime, Racial slursMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation
368 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552548922
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 24 July 2007
Description
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 N...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,550 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
tense 56%
sad 55%
challenging 40%
reflective 29%
adventurous 19%
mysterious 10%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 5%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 44% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Hate crime, Racial slursMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation