The Carnegie-winning narrative verse novel Crossing the Line by debut author Tia Fisher has been reviewed in Teaching English magazine. To read the full article, in which John Hickman praises the novel as “a gripping, deceptively easy read” which “will prove to be a very worthwhile addition to class libraries”, subscribe to Teaching English here.

The “involving and important debut” (Nicolette Jones, The Times), Crossing the Line, is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

Erik’s life has been falling apart ever since his dad died. Homework and being good at school stop feeling important when you’re the new man of the house. When Erik’s bad behaviour attracts the wrong crowd, he’s sucked into a terrifying new world of drug dealing, trap houses and violence.

Making money feels good but Erik soon learns that a small favour can become a huge debt.

And when his sisters’ lives are threatened, Erik will have to cross one more line to save them.

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