{"product_id":"crossing-9781764499507","title":"Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Catherine Norton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Five Oclock Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Five Oclock Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Politics \u0026amp; Government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2014, \u003cem\u003eCrossing \u003c\/em\u003eis an award-winning novel for readers aged 10-13 about propaganda, division and what it means to think for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a setting inspired by the former East Berlin, \u003cem\u003e Crossing\u003c\/em\u003e explores themes of freedom of thought, courage under oppression, and escape.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical acclaim for \u003cem\u003eCrossing\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoint winner of the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCBCA Notable Book 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShortlisted, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Five Oclock Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47568564813975,"sku":"9781764499507","price":1134.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781764499507.webp?v=1774869304","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crossing-9781764499507","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}