The Wrong Boy
Shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers
$21.01
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2012
Summary
The story of a Jewish girl sent to Auschwitz with her family. She falls in love with the wrong boy – the German son of the camp commander.
“Being kissed by Karl Jager was devastating. And beautiful. War makes you do dangerous things.”
Hanna Mendel liked to know what was going to happen next. She was going to be a famous concert pianist. She was going to wear her yellow dress to the dance on Saturday night. But she didn’t plan on her street being turne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742031651 |
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| ISBN-10: | 174203165X |
| Author: | Suzy Zail |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Black Dog Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2012 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 131mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 13-18 |
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Critics Review
This is a must read for any teenager or adult interested in the past, the tragedy of war or what happens when humans believe they are superior.
This is a must read for any teenager or adult interested in the past, the tragedy of war or what happens when humans believe they are superior. * Kids’ Book Review *
With its authentic voice and spare style, The Wrong Boy offers a young adult audience a moving reading experience. * Magpies Magazine *
Suzy Zail
An award-winning, internationally published author of more than a dozen books, Suzy Zail is best-known for her young adult novels The Wrong Boy, Alexander Altmann, I am Change, and Inkflower, books that shine a light on injustice. Her books are studied in schools, have been included in the USBBY’s Outstanding International Books list, and won the kids’ choice for Book of the Year, Older Readers, at the CBCA awards. Her most recent YA novel, A New Kind of Beautiful, about a teenage artist losing her sight, was published in 2026. Suzy’s books have been published in Europe, the UK, and the U.S. She lives in Melbourne and has three children.
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