Perkins Lynne Rae - Criss Cross A Newbery Award Winner - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Winner of the Newbery Medal New York Times Bestseller An AL a Notable Book An AL a Best Book for Young Adults School Library Journal Best Book Booklist Editors Choice Kirkus Reviews Editors Choice Horn Book Fanfare Book New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age In 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& As and illustrations by the author. Written with love and humor Criss Cross is an unforgettable story of friendship family and growing up. It's hard to write a book this good. Lynne Rae Perkins makes it seem easy. Kevin Henkes New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Books Olive's Ocean and The Year of Billy Miller Brilliantly captures the adolescent - level Zen that thoughtful kids bring to their assessment of the world. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) 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. AL a Booklist (starred review) Written with humor and modest bits of philosophy the writing sparkles with inventive often dazzling metaphors. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Like a lazy summer day the novel induces that exhilarating feeling that one has all the time in the world. The Horn Book (starred review) 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. School Library Journal (starred review)
Title: Criss Cross A Newbery Award Winner
Author(s): Perkins Lynne Rae
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780060092726
Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/30/2005