Author of 'The Weight of Water'
Sarah Crossan grew up in Ireland and England and then moved to America, where she now lives.
Welcome to my website! I’m Sarah Crossan. I write novels. My children’s verse novel, The Weight of Water, is available now in the UK and Ireland, and Breathe, a YA dystopian novel, is due to be published next fall. There are lots of other books in the pipeline too.
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The Weight of Water
Out Now! Age 10+
The Sunday Times 'Children's Book of the Week'
'Poignant, powerful, just perfect' Cathy Cassidy
'...a compellingly beautiful, utterly seductive debut novel' The Scotsman
'This poetic novel is sheer perfection - for adults as well as teenagers... I loved it' The Irish Examiner
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.
The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction; most simply a brilliant coming of age story, it also tackles the alienation experienced by many young immigrants. Moving, unsentimental and utterly page-turning, we meet and share the experiences of a remarkable girl who shows us how quiet courage prevails.