{"product_id":"the-weight-of-water-9781681199542","title":"The Weight of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poetic, gifty offering that combines first love, friendship, and persistent courage in this lyrical immigration story told in verse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother are immigrating to England from Poland. Kasienka isn't the happiest girl in the world. At home, her mother is suffering from a broken heart as she searches for Kasienka's father. And at school, Kasienka is having trouble being the new girl and making friends. The only time she feels comforted is when she's swimming at the pool. But she can't quite shake the feeling that she's sinking. Until a new boy swims into her life, and she learns that there might be more than one way to stay afloat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age story that deftly handles issues of immigration, alienation, and first love. Moving and poetically rendered, this novel-in-verse is the story of a young girl whose determination to find out who she is prevails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Crossan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of young adult novels \u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Carnegie Medal, \u003ci\u003eApple and Rain \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Water\u003c\/i\u003e, both short-listed, \u003ci\u003e Moonrise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeing Toffee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Come Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Brian Conaghan and winner of the UKLA Book Award, \u003ci\u003eBreathe, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Resist\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eHere is the Beehive\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel for adults. She grew up in Ireland and England, taught English in the United States and continues to promote creative writing in schools, and now lives in Hertfordshire. She is the current Laureate na nÓg (Children's Laureate) of Ireland.\u003cbr\u003eTwitter: @SarahCrossan\u003cbr\u003eInstagram: @SarahCrossanWriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury YA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362424885522,"sku":"9781681199542","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f4c4fb6-2151-453c-a47c-9cf47bbc1c15.jpg?v=1728382894","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weight-of-water-9781681199542","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}