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Description for The Crossing
Paperback.
Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful. Observer
WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021 and the Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week - a trailblazing novel about two teenagers from opposite worlds; The Crossing is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis.
The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future.
Natalie's world is falling apart. She's just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming is her only refuge.
Sammy has fled his home and family ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241411445
SKU
9780241411445
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Manjeet Mann
Manjeet Mann is a multi-award winning children's author, actress, playwright and screenwriter. Her debut YA novel RUN, REBEL was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2021 and won the CILIP Carnegie Shadowers Choice Award, The UKLA Award, Diverse Book Award and Sheffield Children's Book Award. It was also a Guardian best book of 2020. Her second novel THE CROSSING won The ... Read more
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