"This crushingly honest story effectively confronts issues of racism, abuse, and bullying, while admitting that often there's no easy answers to misery." - Booklist
"This contemporary star-crossed love affair is convincing and moving--and also a heartbreakingly timely portrayal of discrimination and bullying in Brexit-era London." - The Horn Book Magazine
"Told in verse through alternating viewpoints, this is a powerful novel about how friendship and love are sometimes not enough to ensure a happy-ever-after ending . . . A fast-paced and memorable story that will resonate with teens." - School Library Journal
"An uncompromising look at the effects of Tourette's, autism, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder on those who have them and their friends and family." - Publishers Weekly on WHEN MR. DOG BITES
"An unusual coming-of-age tale that is thoroughly engaging." - VOYA on WHEN MR. DOG BITES
"Crossan's ear is flawless in capturing the cries of a young girl's heart." - BCCB on APPLE AND RAIN
"[The] story is involving, and Apple and Rain are engaging, sympathetic characters. This one is for readers who dote on happy endings." - Booklist on APPLE AND RAIN
"Crossan's verse packs a punch as she examines the power that difference -- but also determination -- can wield." - starred review, Publishers Weekly on THE WEIGHT OF WATER
"A powerful coming-of-age novel." - Booklist on THE WEIGHT OF WATER