{"product_id":"criss-cross-a-newbery-award-winner-9780060092740","title":"Criss Cross: A Newbery Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Winner of the Newbery Medal - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller - An ALA Notable Book - An ALA Best Book for Young Adults - \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book - \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice - \u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e Fanfare Book - New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed, award-winning, and timeless national bestseller, Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins explores the crisscrossing lives of four teenagers on the verge of adulthood. The unique format incorporates short vignettes, haiku, Q\u0026amp;As, and illustrations by the author. Written with love and humor, \u003cem\u003eCriss Cross\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable story of friendship, family, and growing up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's hard to write a book this good. Lynne Rae Perkins makes it seem easy.\"--Kevin Henkes, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Books \u003cem\u003eOlive's Ocean \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Year of Billy Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Brilliantly captures the adolescent-level Zen that thoughtful kids bring to their assessment of the world.\"--\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Best of all are the understated moments, often private and piercing in their authenticity, that capture intelligent, likable teens searching for signs of who they are, and who they'll become.\"--ALA \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written with humor and modest bits of philosophy, the writing sparkles with inventive, often dazzling metaphors.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like a lazy summer day, the novel induces that exhilarating feeling that one has all the time in the world.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A gentle story about a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they wish to live it. Young teens will certainly relate.\"--\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerkins, Lynne Rae:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynne Rae Perkins\u003c\/strong\u003e was awarded the Newbery Medal for \u003cem\u003eCriss Cross\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of four other novels--\u003cem\u003eAll Alone in the Universe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAs Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNuts to You, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea\u003c\/em\u003e. Lynne Rae Perkins has also written and illustrated several acclaimed picture books, including \u003cem\u003eFrank and Lucky Get Schooled\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Cat\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e Snow Music\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cem\u003ePictures from Our Vacation\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Cardboard Piano\u003c\/em\u003e. The author lives with her family in northern Michigan. www.lynnerae.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513672306962,"sku":"9780060092740","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e44b4783-4405-4b41-8bdc-2722eea24bf7.jpg?v=1730965475","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/criss-cross-a-newbery-award-winner-9780060092740","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}