<p><i>Powerful, compassionate and ultimately hopeful</i><i>. </i>Observer<br><br><b>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; <i>The Crossing</i> is a profound story of hope, grief, and the very real tragedies of the refugee crisis.</b><br><br><i>The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future.</i><br><br>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.<br><br>Sammy has fled his home and family in Eritrea for the chance of a new life in Europe. Every step he takes on his journey is a step into an unknown and unwelcoming future.<br><br>A twist of fate brings them together and gives them both hope. But is hope enough to mend a broken world?<br><br>'Skilful, involving and important, this deserves it's accolades' <i>The Sunday Times</i><br>'Powerful, uplifting, hopeful' <i>Guardian</i></p>

Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK; Classification: Children?s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals; Weight: 288 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 25

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