The Crossing of Ingo
{{Short description|2008 novel by Helen Dunmore}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = The Crossing of Ingo
| image = The Crossing of Ingo cover.jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| author = Helen Dunmore
| illustrator =
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series = Ingo series
| genre = Children's fantasy
| publisher = HarperCollins Children's Books
| pub_date = 5 May 2008
| media_type = Print (hardback)
| pages = 320
| isbn = 978-0-00-727025-5
| oclc= 191890445
| preceded_by = The Deep
| followed_by = Stormswept
}}
The Crossing of Ingo is a children's fantasy novel by Helen Dunmore, first published in 2008. It is the fourth and final volume in the Ingo tetralogy.
It was longlisted for the 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize.{{cite web |url=http://www.readplus.com.au/news_detail.php?id=170 |title=Booktrust Teenage longlist |accessdate=17 September 2008 |date=2 September 2008 |publisher=ReadPlus |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706111557/http://www.readplus.com.au/news_detail.php?id=170 |url-status=live }}
Plot summary
Sapphire and Conor have been called to make the dangerous Crossing of Ingo, a journey to the bottom of the world, and it has been prophesied that if they complete it then Ingo and Air will start to heal. They have their Mer friends, Faro and Elvira, to help them, but their old enemy, Ervys, is determined to make sure they don't succeed. They have many adventures going around the world and Sapphire finds new abilities.
Reception
The book has received positive reception from the Liverpool Echo and The Times,{{cite news |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/echo-columnists/2008/05/20/me-hungry-by-jeremy-tankard-10-99hb-candlewick-press-100252-20933689/ |title=Me Hungry, by Jeremy Tankard, £10.99hb (Candlewick Press) |accessdate=17 September 2008 |date=20 May 2008 |newspaper=Liverpool Echo}} the latter of which described it as "a dramatic climax" to the series and picked it for a summer reading selection for 2008.{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article3990838.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616054345/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article3990838.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2011 |title=Heroes for Half Term |accessdate=17 September 2008 |date=23 May 2008 |newspaper=The Times}}{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article4224657.ece |title=A selection of rewarding reading for the long summer holidays |access-date=17 September 2008 |date=27 June 2008 |newspaper=The Times |archive-date=16 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616054404/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article4224657.ece |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
{{Portal |Children's literature}}
- {{Official website|http://www.helendunmore.com/|Author's Official Website}}
{{Helen Dunmore}}
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Category:Children's fantasy novels
Category:Novels by Helen Dunmore
Category:British children's novels