Moving, unsentimental and utterly pageturning, we meet and share the experiences of a remarkable girl who shows us how quiet courage prevails. Apr 10, 2014 the weight of water helps you understand how refugees feel and how hard it can be a foreigner in a strange country. Kasienka and her mother move to england, in search of tata, kasienkas dad who her mother is determined to find despite kasienkas reluctance. The weight of water was shortlisted for the cilip carnegie medal in 20. In this taut portrayal of the immigrant experience, 12yearold kasienka moves with mama from gdansk, poland, to coventry, england, to find tata, her father. Sep 07, 2017 the weight of water is a startlingly original piece of fiction. It was an poignant little book of verses that follow kasienka. Ar med with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, kasienka and her mother head for england. The title also describes it as a burden, depicting life in both an oppressive and uplifting way. Twelveyearold kasienka and her mother have immigrated to coventry, england from poland, searching for kasienka s father, but everyone is unfriendly except for an african neighbor and a boy kasienka meets at the swimming pool, which is her only refuge from an alien society. Kasienka is a quiet, resilient girl who comes from a broken family.
In this verse novel, kasienka and her mother emigrate from poland to england in search of kasienka s father. Armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, kasienka and her mother head for england. The verse on water is particularly beautiful as a symbol of silence for kasienka and being free from her troubles. As you can imagine, it was not a great start for the novels protagonist, kasienka. In the weight of water bloomsbury 2012, sarah crossan tells us only what we need to know in her spare verse. Weight of water by sarah crossan is an emotional, authentic work aimed at adolescents. As a 12yearold pole dragged to london, she experiences the onset of physical change while her social structure is in chaos. But when someone special swims into her life, kasienka learns that there might be more than one way for her to stay afloat. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. At home, her mother is suffering from a broken heart as she searches for kasienka.
Carrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, kasienka and her mother are immigrating to england from poland. Read the weight of water, by sarah crossan online on bookmate armed with a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes, kasienka and her mother head for england. Jan 16, 20 unlike her mother, kasienka isnt certain they should find him, he left without a word. Kasienkas dad is gone, leaving only a brief note to say hed gone to england. The weight of water just so happens to be one of her first novels in verse. To make matters worse, kasienka is constantly made. The weight of water teaches us to be accepting of people from different cultures and to not make snap judgments about others. The weight of water helps you understand how refugees feel and how hard it can be a foreigner in a strange country. At home, she questions why they are searching for a man who ran from them. The weight of water houston area digital media catalog.
Twelveyearold kasienka cassie and her mother have immigrated to england from poland, searching for kasienka s father, but everyone is unfriendly except for an african neighbor and a boy kasienka meets at the swimming pool, which is her only refuge. The weight of water pioneer library system overdrive. Coming from gdansk in poland, england is a whole new world for kasienka and her mother to understand. The weight of water is a comingofage story that deftly handles issues of immigration, alienation, and first love. The weight of water is a startlingly original piece of fiction. The weight of water by sarah crossan read online on bookmate. Jan 31, 2019 the weight of water was shortlisted for the cilip carnegie medal in 20. Her mother is brokenhearted, and kasienka is lonely.
The weight of water is a coming of age story that deftly handles issues of immigration, alienation, and first love. Kasienka and her mother have moved to england from poland, in search of her tata. Ive always loved verse novels since being introduced to steven herricks love, ghosts and nose hair in high school and my love of verse novels continues in sarah crossans the weight of water. The weight of water by sarah crossan overdrive rakuten. Flashback setting switched england to past poland in middle of book chapter is in the past, before england mama pitched a cup at the wall. While it would be easy for her to curl up she continues, head held high. Cassie and her mother have immigrated to england from poland, searching for kasienka s father, but. Jul 23, 20 in this taut portrayal of the immigrant experience, 12yearold kasienka moves with mama from gdansk, poland, to coventry, england, to find tata, her father. The weight of water by sarah crossan wright reading. Dec 25, 2011 but when someone special swims into her life, kasienka learns that there might be more than one way for her to stay afloat. Author sarah crossan deals with heavy topics abandonment, bullying, adjustment to a life in a new country yet the narrative poem is lyrical, rich in sensory detail, and profoundly moving. As the story progresses kasienka develops an inner strength that is impressive and i found myself willing her on. Moving and poetically rendered, this novelinverse is the story of a young girl whose determination to find out who she is prevails. Apr 10, 2012 the weight of water, by sarah crossan age.
Kasienka and her mother move to england, in search of tata, kasienka s dad who her mother is determined to find despite kasienka s reluctance. But it is one of many trials the young, polish immigrant is faced with in sarah crossans, free verse novel the weight of water. Even though she has the weight of water on her shoulders, she can lose herself in a sport that she excels at above all others. Set in northern england, the book follows kasienka and her. At home, her mother is suffering from a broken heart as she searches for kasienka s father. This book is about a polish girl called kasienka, who comes to. This is not a depressing story, it is an uplifting one. Twelveyearold kasienka and her mother have immigrated to coventry, england from poland, searching for kasienka s father, but everyone is unfriendly except for an african neighbor and a boy kasienka meets at the swimming pool, which is. While the search continues, kasienka is kept afloat by william, a boy she meets at the local pool who understands what it means to lose someone and who swims with kasienka towards her new life.
The weight of water by sarah crossan lunas little library. Kasienka and mama come from poland to coventry, england in search of tata kasi. The weight of water is a startlingly original piece of. Crossan creates a complex protaganist, kasienka, who narrates entirely in verse. They live in coventry in an awful and small studio lacking of all the qualities. She leaves gdansk glowny for london in search of a home and her father. The weight of water by sarah crossan cassie karcher period 6 element 1. About the missing father, kasienka thinks, tata does not want to be found. Kasienka examines her own flaws, selfishness, and that in itself makes her a stronger, more admirable character. Its two years after his departure, and kasienka and her mother are moving to. Crossans the weight of water brought me to cry, laugh, feel irritated, and smile as i enjoyed how kasienka struggled to find her way through an unknown country.
Teachers guide the weight of water by sarah crossan. The weight of water book east lansing public library. The protagonist is a twelve, almost thirteen, year old girl called kasienka. She knows little english, and her peers know no polish.
Sep 01, 20 in this verse novel, kasienka and her mother emigrate from poland to england in search of kasienka s father. How will she cope with new found friends, enemies, and lovers. The weight of water was the last book that i had to read of hers, so i can officially say that i love her now, right. The weight of water by sarah crossan the books, the art. She must think her readers are intelligent, which makes us feel good. Another area where the weight of water comes into play is on green roofs. While the weight of water short on words it is an epic journey for emotions. The weight of water is a novel written in a beautiful,poetic style which creates a fantastic story and atmosphere. Oct 04, 2012 the weight of water teaches us to be accepting of people from different cultures and to not make snap judgments about others. This book is about a polish girl called kasienka, who comes to england with her.
The weight of water opens with 12 year old kasienka and her mother leaving their homeland, poland, and travelling to england. It is a curious title, the weight of water, with crossans depiction of water as both cleansing and as an escape. Adaptacja nagradzanej powiesci irlandki sarah crossan o polskiej nastolatce na emigracji w anglii. The weight of water is also a key factor, as the weight of the fluid itself has a compounding effect. They are searching for tata, kasienka s father, who headed to the uk three years previously. Because of her weak english skills, kasienka is put in. Kasienka, who is reluctant to leave poland, finds their shabby new home in coventry damp and depressing. This pressure is greatest in the lower portions of the system. At home her mothers heart is breaking and at school friends are scarce.
The weight of water will achieve this excellently i think as it conveys extremely well the sense of alienation felt by a stranger in another country. The longer and higher the system, the more pressure is created by the waters own weight. The weight of water quotes showing 18 of 8 when i am alone. The weight of water is about kasienka, a twelveyearold girl who has emigrated from poland to england with her mother mama in search of her disappeared father. Sarah crossans the weight of water is written in verse. Sarah crossan is officially one of my favourite authors. Because of her weak english skills, kasienka is put in sixth grade instead of seventh where she belongs, and because she is white among a community of brown and black immigrants, she is ostracized from the start and even actively bullied when she is moved to her rightful grade. It is about immigration and alienation and trying to fit in with people who judge you on appearance without getting to know the real you and the person inside. The weight of water king county library system overdrive. The weight of water sarah crossan welcome to the library. Unlike her mother, kasienka isnt certain they should find him, he left without a word. The weight of water by sarah crossan kasienka, a twelveyearold polish girl has just moved to england, to look for her father. Her father has disappeared and her mother is anxious to find him. The weight of water is a comingofage novel in free verse.
But when someone special swims into her life, kasienka learns that there might be more tha. Kasienka has a dichotomous relationship with water. The weight of water broward county library overdrive. Theyre in a oneroom studio struggling to get by while mama refuses to give up on the search for kasienka s father tata. Having been the foreign new girl myself i really understood and sympathised with kasienka.
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