I hadn't read a novel written in poetry since Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff. I loved the book because Wolff built the characters and setting so subtly. When I picked up The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan, I was expecting a similar book. This novel made sure I kept turning the pages. Kasienka, a Polish girl who lives with her mother, has moved from Poland to England. As her mother searches for her estranged husband, Kasienka's father, the relationship Kasienka has with her mother crumbles. Not only does Kasienka struggle with her mother, but she also is troubled by the way she is treated at school. Unable to fit in, she takes to the water of the pool, swimming to escape the cruel and harsh words of the kids at her new school. This novel tells of a girl for whom all love was lost, but wakes up to find herself surrounded by the courage to keep going.
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