CROSSING

Don’t ever let them wall up your mind

11-year-old Cara has grown up in the shadow of the Wall, in a closed world of food shortages and high security. Like a good citizen, she keeps her eyes open for Suspicious Acts—fighting or protesting in the street, reading or writing anything that criticises the government or anyone in it. These show a lack of respect, says her dad, and that is a clue to deeper misgivings, like a speck on the skin of an apple that is rotten to the core.

It’s all Cara has ever known, until the summer she meets Ava and Leon. Ava doesn’t care about rules. Nothing will ever be the same.

Critical acclaim for Crossing

Joint winner of the2015 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for children’s literature

A Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable book for 2015

Shortlisted for the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature

“…a thought-provoking novel with a simmering tension that builds to dramatic climax.” Reading Time

“…a brilliant story about growing up, growing awareness of how the world operates, the struggle of torn loyalties between family and friends, and the importance of being true to one’s own feeling and values… It is hard to put down.” Buzz Words