Sarah Crossan's novel about conjoined twins wins YA book prize

One, written in free verse, is hailed by judges as ‘wholly original’ and ‘head and shoulders above extremely tough competition’

Sarah Crossan’s One, a novel in free verse about conjoined twins Grace and Tippi, has beaten a host of award-winning writers to take the £2,000 YA book prize.

The shortlist included two-time Carnegie medal winner Patrick Ness’s latest title The Rest of Us Just Live Here, and Frances Hardinge’s Costa book of the year winner The Lie Tree. But One “stood head and shoulders above some extremely tough competition this year”, according to judge and Eason youth book buyer David O’Callaghan.

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