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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Surrenderby Sonya Hartnett
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:I am dying: it's a beautiful word. Like the long slow sigh of a cello: dying. But the sound of it is the only beautiful thing about it. As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief twenty years, which have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small, unforgiving town and distant, punitive parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends — his dog, Surrender, and the unruly wild boy, Finnigan, a shadowy doppelganger with whom the meek Gabriel once made a boyhood pact. But when a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realizes how unpredictable and dangerous Finnigan is. As events begin to spiral violently out of control, it becomes devastatingly clear that only the most extreme measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good. Surrender is a mesmerizing psychological thriller from extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett. Review:"The Australian Hartnett writes beautifully and well, her prose often bordering on the poetic. Yet it is a gruesome, grim, painful story suitable only for mature readers." Children's Literature Review:" Review:"Sophisticated young readers will be awed by the delicate, measured, heartbreaking portrait that emerges." Kirkus Reviews Review:"By oscillating time, creating resonance through the play of Gabriel's and Finnigan's voices, and by quietly stoking the pace, Hartnett leads the reader to an explosive climax and a heartbreaking understanding of a tortured human psyche." Horn Book Magazine Review:"Given its complex vocabulary, troubling characters, and grim content, this is a book for older teens willing to experience some of humanity's bleaker aspects." Booklist Synopsis:SURRENDER is a mesmerizing psychological thriller from extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett. As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief twenty years, which have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small, unforgiving town and distant, punitive parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends - his dog, Surrender, and the unruly wild boy, Finnigan, a shadowy doppelganger with whom the meek Gabriel once made a boyhood pact. But when a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realizes how unpredictable and dangerous Finnigan is. As events begin to spiral violently out of control, it becomes devastatingly clear that only the most extreme measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good. About the AuthorSonya Hartnett is the acclaimed author of Thursday's Child, What the Birds See, Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf, Surrender, and several other novels. She has won many awards, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for The Silver Donkey. Sonya Hartnett lives in Australia. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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