Saving Midnight
Will be published approx. on 5. March 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4063-5784-4 (ISBN)
Description
From the author of The Wrong Boy, another gripping read about one boy's fight for survival during WWII. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse.
From the author of The Wrong Boy, another gripping read about one boy's fight for survival during WWII. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse. Fourteen-year-old Alexander Altmann doesn't need to look at the number tattooed on his arm. A10567: he knows it by heart. He also knows that to survive Auschwitz, he has to toughen up. When he is given the job of breaking in the commander's new horse, their survival becomes intertwined. Alexander knows that the animal is scared and damaged, but he must win its trust. If he fails, they will both be killed.
From the author of The Wrong Boy, another gripping read about one boy's fight for survival during WWII. Perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse. Fourteen-year-old Alexander Altmann doesn't need to look at the number tattooed on his arm. A10567: he knows it by heart. He also knows that to survive Auschwitz, he has to toughen up. When he is given the job of breaking in the commander's new horse, their survival becomes intertwined. Alexander knows that the animal is scared and damaged, but he must win its trust. If he fails, they will both be killed.
Reviews / Votes
In 212 Suzy Zail met Fred Steiner, a Holocaust survivor who worked with horses in Auschwitz. Saving Midnight is based on Fred's story [...] As the author says, to 'read this book and learn something of his life, and the Holocaust, is another small win'. * Inis Reading Guide *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 years
Illustrations
no
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
237 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4063-5784-4 (9781406357844)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Suzy Zail has worked as a litigation lawyer specializing 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 survivior of the Holocaust. Suzy's first novel for young adults, The Wrong Boy, was shortlisted for the 2013 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award in the Older Readers category and the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature. She lives in Melbourne and has three children.