Publisher's synopsis
A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story.
Lisa’s father has six months to live. And a story to tell about a boy sent to Auschwitz. A boy who lost everything and started again. A story he has kept hidden – until now.
But Lisa doesn’t want to hear it, because she has secrets too. No one at school knows she is Jewish or that her dad is sick. Not even her boyfriend.
But that’s all about to change. And so is she.
Upcoming resource
- CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers
- The Book Links Award For Children’s Historical Fiction
- Young Australians Best Book Awards – Fiction for Years 7 – 9
- KOALA, Fiction for Years 7-9
- Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers
Suzy Zail has worked as a litigation lawyer, specialising in Family Law, but now writes full time. Among other titles, she has written her father’s story, The Tattooed Flower, his life as a child survivor of the Holocaust. Her first novel for young adults, The Wrong Boy, was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, the WAYRBA, USBBY and YABBA awards. Her second novel with Walker Books, Alexander Altmann A10567, was a Notable Book at the CBCA Awards. Her latest YA novel, I Am Change, is the story of a young Ugandan girl’s struggle to stay in school. In 2022 Suzy published her first picture book, Arabella’s Alphabet Adventure. Suzy’s books have been published in Germany, the UK, U.S., Sweden, Italy, Romania and the Netherlands. She lives in Melbourne and has three children.
Bio and photo: Walker Books Australia
