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The sky so heavy – Claire Zorn
Fin is a typical 16 year old school boy – fancies the girl next door and gets on with life at school.
But life takes an unbelievable turn when a conflict in a far away place changes his life for ever.
This is a very readable story, well told, with lots of action but also a great deal of sensitivity. Set in present day Australia, The sky so heavy is a look at what life would be like after a nuclear disaster. For Fin, his brother Max and school friend Lucy, things will never be the same. As a the nuclear winter takes hold of their ‘world’ the teenagers are forced to make decisions children should never have to make. Separated from their families and every sense of normality that they have ever known, the friends fight for survival
This book will be a popular choice for all readers.
The puppet boy of Warsaw – Eva Weaver
The puppet boy of Warsaw is not just another ‘holocaust’ novel. It documents one of the most harrowing stories of the 20th century – but with a difference – it is a tale of two sides.
Mike is a young Jewish boy trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto, relying on his grandfather’s old coat which hides inside it not only puppets, but secrets of many kinds. His puppets not only keep the horrors of the ghetto out of mind for a few precious moments, they also touch the ‘soul’ of one Nazi soldier.
These two characters’ stories cover 70 years and thousands of miles – and are finally brought together in New York outside a modern theatre.
Historical facts fill the final pages of the novel – again as a reminder of who and what must never be forgotten.
Beautifully written – cleverly crafted. A must read.
Teen Arotake 