{"product_id":"crossing-catherine-norton-9781764499507","title":"Crossing","description":"First 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.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764499506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764499507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Five Oclock Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.44d","brand":"Catherine Norton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454355321087,"sku":"9781764499507","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56cdfa6c-ce36-434a-9efd-7efd67fe42e1.jpg?v=1777305720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossing-catherine-norton-9781764499507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}