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Apple and Rain


School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

No. of pages 368

Published: 2019

Great for age 9-18 years

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_______________ 'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh' - The Bookbag _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL All the time Mum was away, Eleven long years, I saved up my hopes Like little pennies in a jar. Apple's mother disappeared years ago, leaving Apple with her nana and a lot of unanswered questions. But when she unexpectedly explodes back into Apple's life like a comet, homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is that she begins to see things as they really are. This beautiful novel from multi-award-winning author Sarah Crossan explores family, friendship and reconciliation. It is a story about how messy, complicated and surprising love can be. _______________ Experience every emotion with the finest verse novelist of our generation... Don't miss Sarah Crossan's other irresistibly page-turning books Moonrise, One, Toffee, 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 368 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 2019 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:

Guardian Fiction Award
This book was recognised by the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award. This award was founded in 1967 and winners are selected by fellow writers. It is awarded annually to fiction written for children aged eight and above.

FCBG Book Award - Books For Older Readers
This book was recognised in the Books for Older Readers category by the Fcbg Book Award.

This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth ... * Sunday Times Book of the Week *

 

A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry but it also made me laugh * The Bookbag *

 

Poignant, powerful, just perfect * Cathy Cassidy on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *

 

Succinct, with a gentle lyricism, the poems are telling about immigration, prejudice, self-delusion, families and first love, on the way to a life-changing conclusion * The Sunday Times - Children's Books of the Week on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *

 

Exquistely and touchingly written * Irish Times on THE WEIGHT OF WATER *