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.
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 Awa
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