One (Crossan novel) facts for kids
First edition cover
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| Author | Sarah Crossan |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), Greenwillow Books (US) |
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2015 |
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| Pages | 448 |
| Awards | Carnegie Medal |
| ISBN | 978-1-408-86311-4 |
One is a 2015 children's novel by the author Sarah Crossan. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 27 August 2015.
The novel won the Carnegie Medal for 2016. It was also nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation.
The plot of the book is about the life and survival of two sisters, who are conjoined twins. The book was written following Crossan's research on twins and the book refers to past examples of siamese twins. The book is written in a poetic format, unlike most other children's novels. It focuses on themes of identity and loss.
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