Moonrise

Sarah Crossan

2017 • Bloomsbury

I’m always thinking about the reluctant reader when I write. That’s one of the most satisfying things about writing: that I get young readers who say, ‘I’ve never finished a book before, but I read your whole book.’ That for me is success and says that I’ve done it right and, hopefully, I’ve done it without sacrificing the language. That’s what I love about verse: you can speak to the struggling reader, while also speaking to the reader who is very competent who will find different things in the language. There are layers to it.

— Sarah Crossan

Young Adult Literature English Language

Moonrise

Sarah Crossan

2017 • Bloomsbury

I’m always thinking about the reluctant reader when I write. That’s one of the most satisfying things about writing: that I get young readers who say, ‘I’ve never finished a book before, but I read your whole book.’ That for me is success and says that I’ve done it right and, hopefully, I’ve done it without sacrificing the language. That’s what I love about verse: you can speak to the struggling reader, while also speaking to the reader who is very competent who will find different things in the language. There are layers to it.