Check Mate | Malorie BlackmanMy 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 and the hate that divided them turned to hope. But the world hasn't changed quickly

is a bigamist

penniless and with nowhere to go

a catchy refrain and a whole host of favourite animals

they are reunited

Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982

Brought together for the first time in one volume

drunks and other hobos

Their personal struggle and threat of persecution during decades of political and historical turmoil - including two world wars

living on a farm outside Pretoria

in search of celebrity's historical roots

found companionship and adventure in role-playing games

She s irritable