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One: WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 448

Published: 2021

Great for age 12-18 years

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_______________ 'Broke my heart and mended it' - Cecilia Ahern 'It will shake up preconceptions and move readers to tears' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'Truly remarkable' - Irish Times _______________ WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER OF THE CLIPPA POETRY AWARD _______________ Here we are. And we are living. Isn't that amazing? How we manage to be here at all. Grace and Tippi don't like being stared and sneered at, but they're used to it. They're conjoined twins - united in blood and bone. What they want is to be looked at in turn, like they truly are two people. They want real friends. And what about love? But a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead for Tippi and Grace. One that could change their lives more than they ever asked for... This moving and beautifully crafted novel about identity, sisterhood and love ultimately asks one question: what does it mean to want and have a soulmate? _______________ Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation... Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, Toffee, Apple and Rain, and The Weight of Water.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 448 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Sarah Crossan grew up in Ireland and England and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a Masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools. http://www. sarahcrossan. com/

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

CBI Book Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised by the CBI Book Of the Year Award. The CBI Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. The awards, known as The Bisto Awards when they began in 1990, are now sponsored by the CBI.

Bookseller Ya Book Award
This book was recognised by the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Bookseller Ya Book Award - Grades 7-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-12 category of the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Clippa Poetry Award
This book was recognised by the Clippa Poetry Award.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.