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Alexander Altmann A10567
By Suzy Zail
The story of a young Jewish boy who must learn to trust others to survive. Based on a true story.
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 the animal is scared and damaged, but he must win its trust. If he fails, they will both be killed.
- Notable Book, Older Readers, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2015
- “A confronting but gripping novel … a powerful story of hope, adversity and redemption.” Junior Books+Publishing
- Suzy’s first book for young people, The Wrong Boy, was short-listed for the 2013 CBCA Book of the Year awards and the 2013 Adelaide Festival Award for Literature.
About the author
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 short-listed for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, the WAYRBA, USBBY and YABBA awards. Her second novel with Black Dog Books, Alexander Altmann A10567, was a Notable Book at the CBCA Awards. She lives in Melbourne and has three children.
ISBN:
9781922179999
Imprint:
Black Dog Books
Distributor:
Walker Australia-HEDS
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
May 1, 2014
Dimensions:
129 x 198mm, 288pp
Stock Status:
Confirmed
Australian RRP:
$18.99
New Zealand RRP:
$21.99
Stock Level:
In Stock