NEXT UP! 1 168 Sarah Crossan (1981– ) is an Irish author of fiction for young adults. She has studied philosophy, literature and creative writing. Her debut novel, The Weight of Water (2012), is written as a series of poems. Crossan has won several awards and her novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. The Weight of Water Kasienka and her mother arrive in a suburb of London with a suitcase and an old laundry bag. They are searching for Kasienka’s father who left them behind in Poland. All they know is that he has gone to England. Kasienka feels lonely and lost while trying to adapt to a new school environment and a culture that is unfamiliar to her. […] Stansted We weren’t on a ship. Immigrants don’t arrive on Overcrowded boats any more, Swarming wet docks like rats. It isn’t 1920, and it isn’t Ellis Island – Nothing as romantic as a view of Lady Liberty To welcome us. We flew into Stansted. Not quite London But near enough. Before reading People leave their native country for different reasons. Write down at least three different reasons. Read the introduction to the text. Why does Kasienka leave her native country? overcrowded – yfirfullt to swarm – að þyrpast a dock – bryggja Ellis Island in Upper New York Bay was an immigration station from 1892 to 1954. This island was the first stop for millions of immigrants who came to the United States by boat. London Stansted is an airport about 48 kms northeast of London.
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