CBI Book of the Year Award winner is Sarah Crossan!". Children's Books Ireland. 20 May 2016 . Retrieved 8 July 2016. The Weight of Water is a book entirely written in poetry. You may think that this is boring, but actually it is one of my favourite books. The Weight of Water helps you understand how refugees feel and how hard it can be a foreigner in a strange country.

Upon arrival, Pat thinks the cozy house seems shabby, dark, and stale; he knows something is wrong. We soon find out what it is; a goblin of sorts is haunting Dom, and Pat is the only one who knows it. We share his mounting horror as he watches his brother go where the ghoul leads him, helpless to do anything about it. In the poem “Prize Night Envy,” author Crossan has Kasienka viewing middle school from an eye-opening perspective— “It takes two hours to honor those smarter than us/And watch them parade across the polished stage/To receive award/after award.”Celine Kiernan Interview:Celine Kiernan is an accomplished, award winning Dublin born, Irish writer. Suitability:Shadows on our Skin is a novel accessible to all readers which captures a real sense of Northern Ireland during “the Troubles”. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement” by Paula Yoo

At home Mama and Kasienka befriend their next-door neighbor, Kanora, who had been a physician in Kenya, but here in Coventry he’s a janitor. He tells mother and daughter that there is honor in every job. The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi” by Neal Bascomb Sarah Crossan wins the Carnegie medal with verse novel One". The Guardian. 20 June 2016 . Retrieved 8 July 2016.

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But I wouldn’t say that this is a particularly sad book. Yes there are a lot of moving poems, especially when Kasienka first moves to England and constantly feels “unwanted and misused”, but I also saw this book as more about finding out who you are and becoming comfortable with it. Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific” by Mary Cronk Farrell PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Weight_of_Water_-_Sarah_Crossan.pdf, The_Weight_of_Water_-_Sarah_Crossan.epub The story revolves around Kasienka and her mother who move into the city where there Dad escaped (escaped doesn't sound appropriate but oh well) It is her tale of drama that comes with moving into a new school, falling for a guy who doesn't treat her bad and her search for her dad. Soldiers of the Kashmir Freedom Fighters are in search of new recruits at nine-year-old Rafiq’s school in rural Kashmir. They scrawl a line in chalk on the schoolroom wall. Any boy whose height reaches the line will be taken to fight. Rafiq is tall for his age and becomes the first boy to cross into a life of brutality and terrorism. So begins Rafiq’s transformation from child to boy soldier, indoctrinated into a cause of fanatical belief. But even when he no longer recognises himself, his family remembers the boy he was and hopes he will return.

The book takes its title from Kasienka’s newly found love of swimming. Several people encourage her involvement, and she persists until she gets to go to a national competition in London. Again, the poetry works well here, communicating through vivid imagery the relief that Kasienka feels as she swims. Her mundane worries slide off her body; she revels in the feel of the water on her skin, the intensity of the competition of which she is a part. For her, the weight of water is something special, something almost holy. Crossan portrays the refuge that children (and adults, often enough) seek in a hobby or singular activity, something they can focus on—something they can control. I love it when my heroines stand up for themselves and don’t need any body to tell them how to do it.While Rafiq’s story does not shy away from the horrors of his new life, Mitchell ensures that the novel is not too graphic for its intended audience. Endorsed by Amnesty International, this book will give readers an understanding of human rights issues while experiencing Rafiq and Jameelas’ world. Student Voice:“This is a thrilling, exciting novel that is overflowing with surprises. A gripping read which you will struggle to leave down.” Amy, aged 15 The verse works well because it forces you to pay attention to every word. With prose, it is so easy to skim and still get the gist of the plot. This book has a plot, but the story is definitely about the trajectory of Kasienka as a character. She begins as a scared girl and matures, with each challenge teaching her something valuable about who she is becoming. She faces down the Popular Girl, develops shy affection for a boy in Year 9, and even struggles with keeping a secret from her mother that could tear them asunder. Because everything is narrated in her poetry, we only ever get a sense of Kasienka—the other characters are more like shadows of themselves than real people—but that’s enough. Student Voice:“I would recommend this novel to students who prefer real life stories with mystery in them.” Tony, aged, 13. Well Ms Crossan obviously listened to me and therefore she deserves the prize of a Flo-induced Theme Tune. A prize so coveted by authors across the land….