One (Crossan novel)
Author | Sarah Crossan |
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Country | Ireland |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult novel |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), Greenwillow Books (US) |
Publication date | 2015 |
Media type | |
Pages | 448 |
Awards | Carnegie Medal |
ISBN | 978-1-408-86311-4 |
One is a 2015 children's novel by Irish author Sarah Crossan. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 27 August 2015.[1]
The novel won the Carnegie Medal for 2016.[2][3] It was also nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation.
The plot of the book is about the life and survival of Tippi and Grace, two sisters who are ischiopagus tripus conjoined twins.[4] The book was written following Crossan's research on twins and the book refers to past examples of conjoined twins.[5] The book is written in a poetic format, unlike most other children's novels. It focuses on themes of identity and loss.
References[]
- ^ "One". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "One". Carnegie Childrens Book Awards. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Sarah Crossan wins the Carnegie Medal". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "One". GoodReads. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "One by Sarah Crossman". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
Categories:
- 2015 Irish novels
- 2015 children's books
- Irish young adult novels
- Carnegie Medal in Literature winning works
- Verse novels
- Twins in fiction
- Fictional conjoined twins
- Bloomsbury Publishing books
- 2010s children's novel stubs