Criss Cross: A Newbery Award Winner

In this acclaimed, award-winning, and timeless national bestseller, Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins explores the crisscrossing lives of four teenagers on the verge of adulthood. The unique format incorporates short vignettes, haiku, Q&As, and illustrations by the author. Written with love and humor, is an unforgettable story of friendship, family, and growing up. “It’s hard to write a book this good. Lynne Rae Perkins makes it seem easy.”—Kevin Henkes, –bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Books and “Brilliantly captures the adolescent-level Zen that thoughtful kids bring to their assessment of the world.”— (starred review) “Best of all are the understated moments, often private and piercing in their authenticity, that capture intelligent, likable teens searching for signs of who they are, and who they’ll become.”—ALA “Written with humor and modest bits of philosophy, the writing sparkles with inventive, often dazzling metaphors.”— “Like a lazy summer day, the novel induces that exhilarating feeling that one has all the time in the world.”— “A gentle story about a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they wish to live it. Young teens will certainly relate.”—