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2020: Young Adult Jury Award of the German Youth Literature Awards for the German edition of Moonrise.

2017: Red House Children's Book Award for older readers for One.

Irish Children's Book of the Year for One.

The Bookseller' prize for young adult fiction for One.

2015: shortlisted for Carnegie Medal for Apple and Rain.

2013: shortlisted for Carnegie Medal for The Weight of Water.

In May 2018, she was appointed Laureate na nÓg, or Irish Children's laureate by President Michael D Higgins. Crossan trained as an English and drama teacher at the University of Cambridge. She received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing in 2010. She is best known for her books for young adults, including Apple and Rain and One, for which she has won several rewards.Ĭrossan graduated from Warwick University in 1999 with a degree in Philosophy and Literature and later obtained a master's degree in Creative Writing. She spent several years living and teaching high school in New Jersey before moving to London, where she now lives with her husband and young daughter.Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. Sarah Crossan is the author of the duology Breathe and Resist, as well as the acclaimed novel-in-verse The Weight of Water, which was short-listed for the Carnegie Medal.

A wrenching, thought-provoking, and unforgettable post-apocalyptic novel. But together, the three teens find the will to keep fighting, to save one another, and to break free from everything that's holding them back.Īcclaimed author Sarah Crossan has created a dangerous, shattered society, and brought to life three teenagers who come into their own in the most heartbreaking ways. What will they find now that they are refugees in the perilous Outlands? Their final safe haven may be harboring dark secrets. They started a rebellion and have been thrown out of the pod-the only place where there's enough air to breathe. What would you do if you were desperate? Bea, Alina, and Quinn are outlaws.

This powerful dystopian novel is for fans of Veronica Roth and Patrick Ness.

The shocking and thrilling sequel-and conclusion-to Breathe, which Kirkus Reviews called "intelligent and absorbing." Three teens confront danger, uncertainty, and the yearning to live-and breathe-freely. Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 Voice of Youth Advocates - Recommended - Readable Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (0.97 lbs) 368 pagesįeatures: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product Young Adult Fiction | Romance - General Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions