Name: Level 4: Checkmate (Pearson English Graded Readers)
SKU: 47255416
Price: 457.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Malorie Blackman
ISBN: 9781447961581

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Level 4: Checkmate (Pearson English Graded Readers)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Malorie Blackman

Publisher

Pearson Longman

Synopsis "Level 4: Checkmate (Pearson English Graded Readers) "

It is Callie Rose's sixteenth birthday and she has a bomb in her bag. Callie Rose is mixed race in a country where people are judged by their colour. Her father is dead and she hates her mother. Her Uncle Jude seems to offer her friendship and comfort - but Jude wants to punish Callie Rose's mother and use his niece in his war against society ...

Malorie Blackman

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Malorie Blackman (Clapham, United Kingdom, 1962) is a renowned British writer and screenwriter specialized in young adult literature, famous for addressing complex social issues such as racism and inequality. Her most iconic work is the Noughts & Crosses series (Pares y Nones), a literary reference adapted by HBO in 2020. She has published over sixty books, including Pig-Heart Boy and Cloud Busting, and was the first black screenwriter to write for the Doctor Who series. Blackman has received more than fifteen awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the PEN Pinter Prize, and was the Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom (2013-2015). Her works, translated into numerous languages, continue to inspire readers around the world.

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