Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London and New York, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy and literature before training as an English and drama teacher at the University of Cambridge. Sarah Crossan won the 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal, the YA Book Prize, the CBI Book of the Year Award and many other prizes for her novel One. She is the current Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s Children’s Laureate.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA
CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD
Joe hasn’t seen his brother for ten years, and it’s for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row.
But now Ed’s execution date has been set, and this might be the last summer they have together.
‘Impossible to put down … Deep, light, witty and authentic’
The Times
WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER OF THE CILI P CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016
Grace and Tippi don’t like being stared at, but they’re used to it. They’re conjoined twins – united in blood and bone. What they want is to be looked at like they truly are two people. They want real friends. And what about love?
‘Truly remarkable’
Irish Times
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2015
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.
‘A poignant, realistic tale about learning to love ... and how poems can tell the truth’
Sunday Times
WINNER OF THE EILÍS DILLON AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2013
Life is lonely for Kasienka. She misses her old home in Poland, her mother’s heart is breaking, and at her new English school friends are scarce. But when someone new swims into her life, Kasienka learns that there is more than one way to stay afloat.
‘Poignant, powerful, just perfect’
Cathy Cassidy