One (Crossan novel)

2015 children's novel by Sarah Crossan

One

First edition cover

Author| Sarah Crossan
Language| English
Genre| Young adult novel
Publisher| Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), Greenwillow Books (US)

Publication date

| 2015
Publication place| Ireland
Media type| Print
Pages| 448
Awards| Carnegie Medal
ISBN| 978-1-408-86311-4

One is a 2015 children's novel by Irish author Sarah Crossan. The book was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on 27 August 2015.[1]

The novel won the Carnegie Medal for 2016.[2][3] It was also nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German translation.

The plot of the book is about the life and survival of Tippi and Grace, two sisters who are ischiopagus tripus conjoined twins.[4] The book was written following Crossan's research on twins and the book refers to past examples of conjoined twins.[5] The book is written in a poetic format, unlike most other children's novels. It focuses on themes of identity and loss.

## References

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1. ^ "One". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 21 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "One". Carnegie Children's Book Awards. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
3. ^ Drabble, Emily (20 June 2016). "Sarah Crossan wins the Carnegie Medal". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
4. ^ "One". GoodReads. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
5. ^ "One by Sarah Crossman". The Independent. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

Awards

Preceded by

Buffalo Soldier

|  Carnegie Medal recipient
2016 | Succeeded by

Salt to the Sea

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