Noughts & Crosses
Author: Malorie Blackman
The pitch: The series is set in a fictional future dystopia, where people with black skin (Crosses) are dominant over those with white skin (Noughts).
Sephy, a Cross, and daughter of a prominent politician, falls in love with Callum, son of a cleaner. With their love forbidden, the pair meet in secret, but how long before they're found out?
The pedigree: The books have garnered many awards since the first instalment, Noughts & Crosses, was published in 2002.
The story tackles challenging interracial/cross-cultural themes - riffing on elements of Romeo & Juliet - and is set in a world with disturbing similarities to Apartheid-era South Africa, except in reverse.
Books in series: Four, plus one short story.
Web presence: 166,000 Googles.
Big screen potential: The book has already been adapted by the RSC, touring to positive reviews in 2008. In the right hands this has the potential to be massive.
Next: Artemis Fowl
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SemiKnockedOut
May 19th 2009, 13:13
No 'Edge Chronicles'? For shame
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maninacan
May 19th 2009, 14:58
maximum ride series by james patterson tho i believe these may be on the way
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dgoodswen
May 19th 2009, 23:50
Both good suggestions, I'll be sure to put them in the next list!
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pimpernel
May 20th 2009, 13:47
I hope they get someone good to direct The Artemis Fowl books! Plus, you should have The Darren Shan Saga on there. Vampires - totally different to Twilight ones though - and witches and DESTINY. Those were huge a few years ago!
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Foreigner09
May 27th 2009, 11:26
the Tally Youngblood series (four in total: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, and Extras--although Extras could be left off the list) would make an awesome saga! The heroine is also a female who's strong-willed and adventurous! =)
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Vixabell
Jun 2nd 2009, 15:17
Celia Rees 'Witch Child' and 'The Vanished'!!!
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Elyad
Jun 2nd 2009, 18:20
Nice to see my two favorite series' up there, as most Artemis Fowl fans can say, we've been waiting for aaaages for the film! Right now though, I would have to say Vampirates is my winner, fabulous books, and forget it being the next Twilight, Vampirates would surpass it by a mile! (or 2, or 3...or 10)
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murta101
Jun 3rd 2009, 22:46
what about Muddle Earth?! It's f*****g awesome and would be great for adults as well as little kids thinking it's Lord of the Rings (as I did when I bought it). Dreamworks to make a 3-D version faturing the voices of Will Porter and John Cleese
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TOM37
Jul 7th 2009, 18:32
Definetly Vampirates I mean if you havent read them yet go get the first one at a bookstore and read it. Then you will definetly think Vampirates for the next movie series.
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Dana45
Jul 14th 2009, 18:57
Vampirates is a great book and it would make an amazing movie on the big screen
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KLou17
Sep 19th 2009, 17:08
Would love 'House of Night' series to be made into films, they would be fantastic.
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