The Weight of Water

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_______________‘Poignant, powerful, just perfect’ – Cathy Cassidy‘This poetic novel is sheer perfection … I loved it’ – Irish Examiner‘A compellingly beautiful, utterly seductive debut novel ? Do not miss it’ – The Scotsman_______________Sarah Crossan’s exquisite debut novel explores first love, friendship and quiet courage. It will leave you sad, happy and wanting more.Sometimes I want to tear off my clothes And show them I’m the same Underneath –Maybe better.Life is lonely for Kasienka. She misses her old home in Poland, her mother’s heart is breaking, and at her new English school friends are scarce. But when someone new swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there is more than one way to stay afloat.This stunning novel from Carnegie Medal winner Sarah Crossan explores how to pick up the pieces when everything you know is turned on its head and you have to start all over again._______________Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation…Don’t miss Sarah Crossan’s other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, One, Apple and Rain, and Toffee.

ISBN: 9781526606907

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Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother head for England. Life is lonely for Kasienka. At home her mother’s heart is breaking and at school friends are scarce. But when someone special swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there might be more than one way for her to stay afloat.

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Weight0.191 kg
Dimensions19.8 × 12.9 × 1.7 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

227

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Young Adult / Code: C

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