Bibliograph

The crossing, has he got everything wrong, and is there any coming back?, Ernie Rijs

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The crossing, has he got everything wrong, and is there any coming back?, Ernie Rijs

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

13-16 years old

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The crossing

Responsibility statement

Ernie Rijs

Sub title

has he got everything wrong, and is there any coming back?

Summary

Tim is nearing the end of his final year of secondary school and all he wants is for it to finish. Against his better judgement he agrees to the Principal's request for him to 'buddy up' with Gabriel, a refugee from South Sudan. Two months and it'll be done, he tells himself. But when both Tim and Gabriel's father each make one simple, but momentous decision, they are propelled in directions they never imagined they'd go. Murph doesn't get it, Cat is shocked and angry, and Gabriel is in a coma. Tim must re-evaluate his relationships with his mother and estranged father and ultimately decide if he's got everything all wrong, and if there's any coming back

Target audience

adolescent

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