Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses series is set in a world where the people with dark skin (Crosses) are dominant over the white people (noughts), written by Malorie Blackman. The title is a reference to the game Noughts and Crosses (tic-tac-toe).

This series provides examples of:

 * Alpha Bitch: Bliss, one of Callie Roses classmates. To the point where she calls Callie's hair "Blanker hair."
 * Alternate History: The reason why there is so much prejudice against Noughts is because they were enslaved by people from Africa, rather than the other way round.
 * Beta Couple: Cara Imega/Jude, and
 * But Not Too White: Which is the in-universe equivalent of But Not Too Black.
 * Children Are Innocent
 * Crapsack World: If you're a Nought. Also, Britain is a rare example of dystopia/CrapsackWorld in that society functions well.
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: At the end of Noughts And Crosses,
 * Does This Remind You of Anything: And how. Much of the attitude against Noughts mirrors prejudice against Black people during segregation in America, and to a lesser extent attitudes towards black people in Britain until the 1960's. The Liberation Milita are realistic Well Intentioned Extremist, and Kamal Hadley's political policy of "sending white people back where the came from," resembles some peoples ideas about immigration in (modern) Britain. There is even a reference to a KKK-esque band of Crosses who tied a Nought to the back of a car and dragged him till he died for being in a Cross only area.
 * Downer Ending
 * Dude She's Like in A Coma:
 * Drowning My Sorrows: Jasmine from the start, then Sephy as a teenager.
 * White Menial Labour: Meggie is a housemaid, Sarah is a cleaner, Tobey works in a shop for a while, Callum in a garage...
 * Not So Fantastic Racism
 * Fantastic Slur: Nought, Cross (although those are politically correct, "Nought," means to be nothing, not worthwhile,) Blanker, Dagger, Halfer. The list goes on.
 * Generation Xerox: Sephy names Callie Rose after her father.
 * La Résistance: The Liberation Militia
 * Mama Bear: Meggie. Mcgregor. And Jasmine Hadley.
 * Meaningful Name: Persephone (Sephy) Hadley.
 * The Ophelia: Lynette, in a creepy, realistic way. "But I'm a Cross. Look at my skin, so dark and rich..."
 * Papa Wolf: Ryan Mcgregor to his children.
 * President Evil: Kamal Hadley was planning on being Prime Minster, but he didn't succed.
 * Save the Villain:
 * Sleazy Politician : Kamal
 * Star Crossed Lovers: Sephy and Callum.
 * Token White: It is mentioned by Meggie that in all T.V shows there will only be ONE nought if any.
 * Unfortunate Implications: Invoked In-universe.
 * Where Da Nought Women At: Lynette and her mentioned boyfriend, Jed.
 * Woobie Destroyer of Worlds: