{"product_id":"the-weight-of-water-sarah-crossan-9781681199542","title":"The Weight of Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poetic, gifty offering that combines first love, friendship, and persistent courage in this lyrical immigration story told in verse.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, Kasienka and her mother are immigrating to England from Poland. Kasienka isn't the happiest girl in the world. At home, her mother is suffering from a broken heart as she searches for Kasienka's father. And at school, Kasienka is having trouble being the new girl and making friends. The only time she feels comforted is when she's swimming at the pool. But she can't quite shake the feeling that she's sinking. Until a new boy swims into her life, and she learns that there might be more than one way to stay afloat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weight of Water\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age story that deftly handles issues of immigration, alienation, and first love. Moving and poetically rendered, this novel-in-verse is the story of a young girl whose determination to find out who she is prevails.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Crossan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681199548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681199542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury YA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e159789 \/ Weight of Water\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Crossan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046442594559,"sku":"9781681199542","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b08ceb71-7d81-402d-baf4-e67b824b3e97.jpg?v=1684984591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weight-of-water-sarah-crossan-9781681199542","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}