Library's review
In this novel-in-verse, Kasienka is barely staying afloat as she navigates immigrant life, bullying, and a depressed mother. Her passion for swimming and a possible first love help her to find her way. Epilogue, Glossary
Genres
Publication
Bloomsbury USA Childrens (2013), Edition: 1, 224 pages
Description
Twelve-year-old Kasienka and her mother have immigrated to Coventry, England from Poland, searching for Kasienka's father, but everyone is unfriendly except for an African neighbor and a boy Kasienka meets at the swimming pool, which is her only refuge from an alien society.
Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2013)
Waverton Good Read Award (Longlist — 2012)
UKLA Book Award (Shortlist — 2013)
The White Ravens (2013)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2015)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2014)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2012
ISBN
1599909677 / 9781599909677
DDC/MDS
| 813.6 |