Crossing the Line
Tia Fisher Wins UKLA Book Award!
Tia Fisher‘s “gripping, relatable, authentic and unputdownable” (LoveReading4Kids) novel in verse, Crossing the Line, has won the UKLA Book Awards 11-14 category. Sponsored by LoveReading4Kids and Reading Cloud, the UKLA Book...
Crossing the Line is Times Book of the Week!
Tia Fisher‘s “powerful verse novel debut” (UK Literary Association) Crossing the Line has been made Children’s Book of the Week by The Times. Praised by children’s book critic Lucy Bannerman as “a cautionary tale...
Crossing the Line is Amazon #1 Bestseller!
Tia Fisher‘s Carnegie-winning debut, Crossing the Line, has topped Amazon’s bestseller list in the Teen & Young Adult Poetry eBook category. Crossing the Line has been described by Nicolette Jones (The...
Read Tia Fisher’s Interview in The Times
Carnegie-winner Tia Fisher has been interviewed in The Times about her “moving and compelling” (Louisa Reid) debut Crossing the Line. Subscribers can read the full article here. Erik is trying...
Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal Winner!
Tia Fisher‘s “stunning debut” (Louisa Reid) Crossing the Line, has won the prestigious Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Writing. Learn more about the Carnegies here. Erik’s life has been falling...
Re-Versing the Trend: Tia Fisher on the Power of Verse Novels
Tia Fisher, author of the Carnegie-shortlisted debut verse novel Crossing the Line, has penned a piece on the power of verse novels to boost young people’s pleasure in reading....
Crossing the Line Among Amazon’s Editors’ Picks
Crossing the Line, the “involving and important” (The Times) Carnegie-shortlisted novel in verse by debut author Tia Fisher, has been included in Amazon’s Editors’ Picks for ‘Books that’ll keep...
Crossing the Line Shortlisted for UKLA Book Awards
Crossing the Line, the Carnegie-shortlisted “fast-paced, highly readable novel in verse” (School Reading List) by debut author Tia Fisher, has been shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards. Sponsored by...
Crossing the Line Wins Dudley Teen Book Award 2023
Crossing the Line, the “involving and important” (The Times) debut novel-in-verse by Tia Fisher, has won the Dudley Teen Book Award 2023. Organised by West Midlands School Librarians, the...
“Involving and Important Debut”: The Times on Carnegie-Shortlisted Crossing the Line
The Times has reviewed Crossing the Line, the “funny, moving and terrifyingly real” (Finbar Hawkins) debut novel by author Tia Fisher, as part of its round-up of shortlisted titles...
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