Inkflower
Inspired by 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. It’s 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.
“A powerful Holocaust story of love, loss and hope.”—Jayne Josem, Melbourne Holocaust Museum
| Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-76065-939-4
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$14.99 | |
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978-1-76160-006-7
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$24.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 9 - Grade 12 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 9 |
| Genre | Young Adult |
| Category | SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: C Social Awareness, SEL: D Relationship Skills, Social Emotional Learning |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Publisher | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint | Walker Books Australia |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 384 |
| Publication Date | 2024-09-10 |
Author: Suzy Zail
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, about his life as a child survivor of the Holocaust. Her novel, Playing for the Commandant, about a young Jewish pianist at Auschwitz who is chosen to play for the camp commandant, was a 2015 USSBY Outstanding International Book and was honoured as an exceptional book for use in social studies classrooms in the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List 2015.
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Inkflower
Inspired by 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. It’s a story he has kept hidden—until now. But Lisa doesn’t want to hear it… View available downloads →
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Awards
- Sydney Taylor Notable Book
- The Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards Shortlist
- Book Link's Award for Children's Historical Fiction
- Young Australians' Best Book Award Shortlist
Reviews
School Library Journal
“[T]his novel is both extremely personal and extremely universal . . . . Equally heartbreaking and uplifting, this recommended book reminds readers that a forgotten past is irreplaceable, and the present is a gift.”—starred, School Library Journal