Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz
In an extraordinary debut novel, an escaped fugitive upends everything two siblings think they know about their family, their past, and themselves.When eleven-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. "If you're going to do something, make sure you do it with excellence," Gran would say. That was when Gran was feeling talkative, and not brooding for days in her room -- like she did after telling Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one thing they know about their father: that he was killed in a fight with an angry man who was sent away. Annie tells stories, too, as she and Rew laze under the birches and oaks of Zebra Forest -- stories about their father the pirate, or pilot, or secret agent. But then something shocking happens to unravel all their stories: a rattling at the back door, an escapee from the prison holding them hostage in their own home, four lives that will never be the same. Driven by suspense and psychological intrigue, Zebra Forest deftly portrays an unfolding standoff of truth against family secrets -- and offers an affecting look at two resourceful, imaginative kids as they react and adapt to the hand they've been dealt.
Adina Rishe Gewirtz has worked as a freelance journalist, a high-school tutor, a business-writing consultant, and a writing coach, among other positions. Her debut novel is Zebra Forest. She and her husband, Daniel, live just outside of Washington, D.C., with their five children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763660413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763660418 |
| Title | Zebra Forest |
| Author | Adina Rishe Gewirtz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2013-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Prizes | Commended for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2015, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Junior Book) 2015, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2015, Short-listed for Keystone to Reading Book Award (Middle School) 2015, Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2015, Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Intermediate) 2016 |
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