One (Crossan novel)

One is a 2015 children's novel by the author Sarah Crossan. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 27 August 2015.[1]

One
First edition cover
AuthorSarah Crossan
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult novel
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing (UK), Greenwillow Books (US)
Publication date
2015
Media typePrint
Pages448
AwardsCarnegie Medal
ISBN978-1-408-86311-4

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 two sisters, who are conjoined twins.[4] The book was written following Crossan's research on twins and the book refers to past examples of siamese 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

  1. "One". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. "One". Carnegie Childrens Book Awards. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. "Sarah Crossan wins the Carnegie Medal". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. "One". GoodReads. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. "One by Sarah Crossman". The Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2017.


Awards
Preceded by
Buffalo Soldier
Carnegie Medal recipient
2016
Succeeded by
Salt to the Sea


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