Carrying just a suitcase and an old laundry bag filled with clothes,
Kasienka and her mother are immigrating to England from Poland. Kasienka
isn't the happiest girl in the world. At home, her mother is suffering
from a broken heart as she searches for Kasienka's father. And at
school, Kasienka is having trouble being the new girl and making
friends. The only time she feels comforted is when she's swimming at the
pool. But she can't quite shake the feeling that she's sinking. Until a
new boy swims into her life, and she learns that there might be more
than one way to stay afloat."The Weight of Water" is a coming-of-age
story that deftly handles issues of immigration, alienation, and first
love. Moving and poetically rendered, this novel-in-verse is the story
of a young girl whose determination to find out who she is prevails.
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