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The Crossing by Manjeet Mann

The Crossing

by Manjeet Mann

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  • Jun 2021, 0 pages
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The trailblazing new novel from the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel.

A trailblazing new 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 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 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.

A twist of fate brings them together and gives them both hope. But is hope enough to mend a broken world?

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'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

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Having worked as an actress for a number of years, Mann began writing and producing her own theatrical work with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Soho Writers' Lab. In 2018, she founded the not-for-profit organisation Run the World, which uses sport and theatre to empower women and girls and was born out of her experiences as a personal trainer. Her debut young adult novel Run, Rebel was a hard-hitting work about identity and domestic abuse told in verse which was shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2021. Mann followed this up with another verse novel, The Crossing, which tackled themes of loss, friendship and immigration. Published to universal acclaim, The Crossing scooped the 2021 Costa Category Award for children's and young adult writing. Her debut picture book, Small's Big Dream, is published in March 2022.

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