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Suzy Zail Suzy Zail i(A94951 works by)
Born: Established: 1966 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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Suzy Zail is an Australian author of young adult fiction, and former litigation solicitor. She was also written a biography based on her father's experiences as a child Holocaust survivor. Suzy has also written for magazines, and published children's readers in Australia, Canada and the United States.

Zail is the daughter of Emil Braun.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Inkflower Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2023 26384317 2023 single work novel young adult

'A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on 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. 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.' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Older Readers
2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
y separately published work icon I Am Change Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2019 15941083 2019 single work novel young adult

'They told her that her body belonged to men and her mind didn’t matter. They were wrong.

“What if I don’t want to marry?” Lillian held her breath. She had never said the words out loud. “Not want to marry?” Her aunt frowned. “What else would you do?” 

'Set in a Ugandan village, Lilian has learned to shrink herself to fit other people’s ideas of what a girl is. In her village a girl is not meant to be smarter than her brother. A girl is not meant to go to school or enjoy her body or decide who to marry. Especially if she is poor. Inspired by and written in consultation with young Ugandan women, I Am Change is the tragic but empowering story of how a young girl finds her voice and the strength to fight for change.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
y separately published work icon Alexander Altmann A10567 Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2014 7071723 2014 single work children's fiction children's war literature

'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 the animal is scared and damaged, but he must win its trust. If he fails, they will both be killed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb. 

2015 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
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