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Moonrise

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN`S BOOK AWARD 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLiPPA AWARD 2018 `Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets` Sunday Times Book of the Week They think I hurt someone. But I didn`t. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I need you to know the truth. 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 Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think.. . From one-time winner and two-time Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novel asks big
questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say goodbye?Review: Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets * Sunday Times, Book of the Week * Mistrust, forgiveness and the premeditated stripping away of a future, distorting many other lives in unfathomable ways, are communicated through Crossan`s spare, expressive free verse, with understated, heart-breaking clarity * Guardian * Impossible to put down - its agonising and informative plot, along with the poetry of the writing, makes for a powerful story that should appeal to anyone over 13 with a heart and a love for storytelling.. . Deep, light, witty and authentic * The Times * An outstanding and daring achievement.. . Bravely tackles the issue of capital punishment,
putting an all too human face on the protagonists * Irish Examiner * Brilliant.. . An affecting story about the power of sibling love.. . One of the most important writers of YA fiction around * Times Educational Supplement * Powerful * Irish Times * One of the most thought-provoking, tender stories of the year * IMAGE * Spare and sad and angry, but Moonrise is also laced with nuggets of happiness thanks to how beautifully the brothers` relationship is built. This is an important, and strangely lovely, read * Sunday Post *Prizes: Short-listed for CBI Book of the Year Award 2018.Author Biography: 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 Cambridge University. Since completing a masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools. sarahcrossan.com @SarahCrossan

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN`S BOOK AWARD 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CLi PPA AWARD 2018 ` Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets` Sunday Times Book of the Week They think I hurt someone. But I didn`t. You hear? Cos people are gonna be telling you all kinds of lies. I need you to know the truth. Joe hasn`t seen his brother for ten years, & it`s for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed`s execution date has been set, & Joe is determined to spend those last weeks with him, no matter what other people think.. . From one-time winner & two-time Carnegie Medal shortlisted author Sarah Crossan, this poignant, stirring, huge-hearted novel asks big questions. What value do you place on life? What can you forgive? & just how do you say goodbye? Review: Devastating.. . Any reader with a heart will weep buckets * Sunday Times, Book of the Week * Mistrust, forgiveness & the premeditated stripping away of a future, distorting many other lives in unfathomable ways, are communicated through Crossan`s spare, expressive free verse, with understated, heart-breaking clarity * Guardian * Impossible to put down
- its agonising & informative plot, along with the poetry of the writing, makes for a powerful story that should appeal to anyone over 13 with a heart & a love for storytelling.. . Deep, light, witty & authentic * The Times * An outstanding & daring achievement.. . Bravely tackles the issue of capital punishment, putting an all too human face on the protagonists * Irish Examiner * Brilliant.. . An affecting story about the power of sibling love.. . One of the most important writers of YA fiction around * Times Educational Supplement * Powerful * Irish Times * One of the most thought-provoking, tender stories of the year * IMAGE * Spare & sad & angry, but Moonrise is also laced with nuggets of happiness thanks to how beautifully the brothers` relationship is built. This is an important, & strangely lovely, read * Sunday Post * Prizes: Short-listed for CBI Book of the Year Award 2018. Author Biography: Sarah Crossan has lived in Dublin, London & New York, & now lives in Hertfordshire. She graduated with a degree in philosophy & literature before training as an English & drama teacher at Cambridge University. Since completing a masters in creative writing, she has been working to promote creative writing in schools. sarahcrossan.com @ Sarah Crossan

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