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Winner of the Carnegie Medal * Winner of the YA Book Prize * Winner of the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year AwardTippi and Grace share everything—clothes, friends . . . even their body. Writing in free verse, Sarah Crossan tells the sensitive and moving story of conjoined twin sisters, which will find fans in readers of Gayle Forman, Jodi Picoult, and Jandy Nelson.Tippi and Grace. Grace and Tippi. For them, it's normal to step into th...

When Apple's mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels almost whole again. In order to heal completely, her mother will have to answer one burning question: Why did she abandon her? But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left, her mother's homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets her younger sister, Rain-someone more lost than she is- that she begins to see things for how they really are, allowing Apple to...

When Apple's mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels whole again. She will have an answer to her burning question - why did you go? And she will have someone who understands what it means to be a teenager - unlike Nana. But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left, her mother's homecoming is bitter sweet, and Apple wonders who is really looking after whom. It's only when Apple meets someone more lost than she is, that...

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / General

Echoing the narrative voice of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", this spare and enchanting novel blends first love, friendship and quiet courage into a beautifully original piece of fiction.

Nur mit einem Koffer und einem alten Wäschesack im Gepäck, brechen Kasienka und ihre Mutter nach England auf. Das Leben dort ist einsam für das Mädchen. Zuhause sitzt ihre Mutter mit gebrochenem Herzen, in der Schule findet sie keine Freunde. Aber als sie sich zum ersten Mal verliebt, fasst sie neuen Mut, ihrem Leben eine neue Richtung zu geben.

What would you do if you were desperate?Bea, Alina, and Quinn are outlaws. They started a rebellion and have been thrown out of the pod—the only place in the ruined world where there's enough air to breathe. Bea has lost her family, Alina has lost her home, and Quinn has lost his privileged life. What will they find, now that they are refugees in the perilous Outlands? Their final safe haven may be harboring dark secrets. But together, they wi...

The world has no air.Ever since the Switch, when the oxygen levels plummeted and most of humanity died, the survivors have been protected in a glass dome full of manufactured air. If you want to live, you pay to breathe. But what if you can't pay? And what if you think everything could be different? Alina's a revolutionary who believes the Resistance can save the environment, can break free, and she's on her first mission. Quinn's a Premium wh...

When oxygen levels plunge in a treeless world, a state lottery decides which lucky few will live inside the Pod. Everyone else will slowly suffocate. This gripping, zeitgeist dystopian thriller, the first in a trilogy, will leave you breathless.

Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe . . .The world is dead. The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen–rich air.Alinahas been stealing for a long time. She's a little jittery, but not terrified. All she knows is that she's never been caught before. If she's careful, it'll be easy. If she's careful.Quinnshould be worried about Alina and a bit afraid for himself, too, but even...

Die Schwestern Tippi und Grace sind wie andere Teenager - sie streiten sich, verlieben sich in Jungs, gehen ihren Hobbies nach ... Doch das Besondere an ihnen ist: Sie sind sich mehr verbunden als andere Schwestern - sie sind an der Hüfte zusammengewachsen. Aus der Ich-Perspektive erfahren wir, wie es ist, wenn man nie allein ist und vor eine Wahl gestellt wird, die über Leben und Tod entscheidet.Sarah Crossan, mit Die Sprache des Wassers für ...

Grace and Tippi.Tippi and Grace.Two sisters. Two hearts. Two dreams. Two lives.But one body.Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, joined at the waist, defying the odds of survival for sixteen years. They share everything, and they are everything to each other. They would never imagine being apart. For them, that would be the real tragedy.But something is happening to them. Something they hoped would never happen. And Grace doesn't want to admit...

Hochaktuell: das Schicksal eines aus ihrer Heimat geflohenen Mädchens und ihre Versuche, sich in ihrem neuen Leben einzurichten Nur mit einem Koffer und einem Wäschesack im Gepäck machen sich Kasienka und ihre Mutter von Polen auf nach England. Dort wollen sie Kasienkas Vater finden, der die Familie verlassen hat. Nicht nur, dass dieses Vorhaben sich als sehr mühsam und langwierig herausstellt, als Ausländerin wird Kasienka auch schnell zur A...

Authors Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan have joined forces to tell the story of Nicu and Jess, two troubled teens whose paths cross in the unlikeliest of places.Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is struggling to find his place in his new home. Meanwhile, Jess's home life is overshadowed by violence. When Nicu and Jess meet, what starts out as friendship slowly blossoms into romance as the two bond over their painful pasts and their hope and...

Kluitman Klasse. Gewicht van waterMet niets dan een koffer en een oude waszak, komen de ­Poolse Kasienka en haar moeder aan in Engeland, op zoek naar Tata, Kasienka's vader. Al snel blijkt dat hij zich niet zomaar laat vinden en dat het leven in Londen niet zo gemakkelijk is. Thuis verdrinkt haar moeder in haar eigen verdriet, en op school vindt Kasienka nauwelijks aansluiting. Als er plotseling een leuke jongen opduikt die Kasienka leert zwem...

Grace en Tippi zijn een Siamese tweeling van bijna zeventien die niet anders weten dan dat ze samen zijn. Hun leven verandert echter drastisch wanneer ze niet langer thuis les kunnen krijgen, maar naar de lokale middelbare school moeten. Daar ontkomen ze niet aan gestaar en gepest, maar ontdekken ze ook dat anders zijn soms voordelen heeft. Wat ze echter nog niet weten is dat ze een hartverscheurende beslissing moeten nemen, een beslissing die...

Die Erzählerin Kasienka schildert, wie sie mit ihrer Mutter von Polen nach England auswandert, um den Vater wiederzufinden. Das Leben in einem fremden Land mit fremder Sprache ist schwierig für beide. Kasienka ist einsam, denn sie findet zunächst keinen Anschluss und wird in der Schule von einer Gruppe von Mädchen für ihr Anderssein schikaniert. Mit ihrem Schwimmtalent und ihrer Unbeirrbarkeit wendet sich ihr Schicksal Schritt für Schritt bzw....

When Apple's mother returns after eleven years of absence, Apple feels almost whole again. In order to heal completely, her mother will have to answer one burning question: Why did she abandon her? But just like the stormy Christmas Eve when she left, her mother's homecoming is bittersweet. It's only when Apple meets her younger sister, Rain--someone more lost than she is--that she begins to see things for how they really are, allowing Apple t...

Moving and poetically rendered, this novel-in-verse is about a young girl whose determination to find out who she is prevails. Issues of immigration, alienation, and first love combine to create a coming-of-age tale that will stay with readers long after the last page.