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'A timely and powerful time-slip story inspired by the author's family in Budapest during the Holocaust
'Louie lives with her brothers, Bert and Teddy, in a hotel run by their grandparents. It is one of Sydney's grand old buildings, rich in history ... and in secrets.
'When a rose-gold locket, once thought lost, is uncovered, it sends Louie and her brothers spinning back in time. Back to a world at war: Budapest in the winter of 1944, where their grandparents are hiding secrets of their own ...
'From bestselling author Susanne Gervay comes a heart-racing timeslip story inspired by her own family's escape from Budapest during the Holocaust.'
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Heroes of the Secret Underground : Review and Q & A
2021
single work
review
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 36 no. 2 2021; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Heroes of the Secret Underground 2021 single work children's fiction 'A shiver of anticipation accompanies the moment I open a book penned by Susanne Gervay. the multi-award-winning author and champion of Australian children's literature transports readers on journeys into powerful stories of social injustice, human rights and coming-of-age. Her work has resulted in an award of the Order of Australia for children's literature and the Lifetime Social Justice Award. (Introduction) -
Heroes of the Secret Underground : Review and Q & A
2021
single work
review
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 36 no. 2 2021; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Heroes of the Secret Underground 2021 single work children's fiction 'A shiver of anticipation accompanies the moment I open a book penned by Susanne Gervay. the multi-award-winning author and champion of Australian children's literature transports readers on journeys into powerful stories of social injustice, human rights and coming-of-age. Her work has resulted in an award of the Order of Australia for children's literature and the Lifetime Social Justice Award. (Introduction)
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Heroes of the Secret Underground : Review and Q & A
2021
single work
review
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 36 no. 2 2021; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Heroes of the Secret Underground 2021 single work children's fiction 'A shiver of anticipation accompanies the moment I open a book penned by Susanne Gervay. the multi-award-winning author and champion of Australian children's literature transports readers on journeys into powerful stories of social injustice, human rights and coming-of-age. Her work has resulted in an award of the Order of Australia for children's literature and the Lifetime Social Justice Award. (Introduction) -
Heroes of the Secret Underground : Review and Q & A
2021
single work
review
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 36 no. 2 2021; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Heroes of the Secret Underground 2021 single work children's fiction 'A shiver of anticipation accompanies the moment I open a book penned by Susanne Gervay. the multi-award-winning author and champion of Australian children's literature transports readers on journeys into powerful stories of social injustice, human rights and coming-of-age. Her work has resulted in an award of the Order of Australia for children's literature and the Lifetime Social Justice Award. (Introduction)
Awards
- 2022 winner Crystal Kite Award — Australian and New Zealand Division
- 2021 longlisted HNSA Historical Novel Prize — Children and Young Adult
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