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The Crossing
- Author
- Manjeet Mann
- Narrator
- Kimberley Capero, Ahmed Hamad
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 3 June 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
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Brought to you by Penguin.
The brand new book by the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.
WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021 - 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.
Natalie's world has turned upside down. She's lost her mum and her brother is descending further and further into anger and violence with a far-right gang who march the streets of Dover.
Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes is a step into the unknown - into a strange country and a hidden future.
A twist of fate brings these two teens from opposite sides of the channel together, but will their journey end in hope or despair?
Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings of hope and change. Guardian
© Manjeet Mann 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Details
- Author
- Manjeet Mann
- Narrator
- Kimberley Capero, Ahmed Hamad
- Duration
- 5 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9780241531181
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new book by the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2021 - 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.Natalie's world has turned upside down. She's lost her mum and her brother is descending further and further into anger and violence with a far-right gang who march the streets of Dover.Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes is a step into the unknown - into a strange country and a hidden future.A twist of fate brings these two teens from opposite sides of the channel together, but will their journey end in hope or despair?Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings of hope and change. Guardian© Manjeet Mann 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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