After Callum dies, Sephy is left to raise their mixed-race baby alone-a daunting task in a society where naughts and Crosses are deeply divided. What's worse, many people blame her for Callum's death-especially Jude, Callum's brother. Jude is part of an underground naught militia and is obsessed with getting revenge: "I only have one desire, one ambition left. I'm going to make them all suffer. I'm going to make them all pay."
Summary Jude is a member of the Liberation Militia, an armed guerrilla force aimed at ending Cross rule. A high ranking officer in the L.M. has betrayed its members to the Cross police, and Jude seeks to find the traitor and extract revenge, assuming he can escape detection long enough. Despite his hate for all Crosses, Jude begins a relationship with a well-off Cross woman in order to get to her bank account. When he discovers that he has feelings for her, he tries to silence them by brutally beating her to death. Having fallen in love with Callum during the kidnapping, Sephy is sympathetic to the nought cause, even though her father is Deputy Prime Minister. She tries to find a way to fit into a society that views her and her baby as symbols rather than people. To foster reconciliation, she must help Jude, who she knows will kill her given the chance.
Topics Terrorism. Police. Color. Betrayal. Revenge. Escape. Birth. Motherhood. Hatred. Homesickness. Masking your thoughts. Using someone. Illness. Becoming a symbol. Racial epithets. Living arrangements. Crime statistics. Parenting advice. Rock groups. Offering to help. Beatings. Murder. Letters. Humiliation. Breakups. Singing. Loneliness. Guilt. Segregation. Teaching a lesson. Poetry. Hostile crowds. Fainting. Propositions. Arrest. Interrogations. Prison visits. Journalists. False alibis. Ostracism. Suffocation.
SRC Level 5.100000
SRC Points 21.000000
Lexile 660L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
Language English
JLG Release Date Sep 2007
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Mature Young Adult Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Mature Young Adult Plus
Mature Young Adult Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
For Grades 11 & Up
Filled with stimulating nonfiction and can't-put-it-down fiction, this category is perfect for bridging the gap between young adult and adult reading. Take note: these 14 selections often contain mature situations and language that could be considered controversial.