The Last Song
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780887769795
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $35.00

The Last Song

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15 Oct 2014
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15 Apr 2012
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Eva Wiseman is an award-winning, critically acclaimed young adult author, whose books are of particular interest to the jewish community. She writes heart-wrenching stories about the individual experiences of jewish children, whose stories encompass a broader historic context.

Spain had been one of the world’s most tolerant societies for eight hundred years, but that way of life was wiped out by the Inquisition. Isabel’s family feels safe from the terrors, torture, and burnings. After all, her father is a respected physician in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. Isabel was raised as a Catholic and doesn’t know that her family’s Jewish roots may be a death sentence. When her father is arrested by Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, she makes a desperate plan to save his life – and her own.
 
Once again, master storyteller Eva Wiseman brings history to life in this riveting and tragic novel.
  • Published: 15 April 2012
  • ISBN: 9780887769795
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 232
  • RRP: $35.00
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About the author

EVA WISEMAN

Born in Hungary, Eva Wiseman came to Canada with her family when she was a girl. She began writing at a young age, and her first young adult novel, A Place Not Home, was a finalist for numerous literary awards across North America and was selected for the New York Public Library’s annual Best Books for the Teen Age list. Her second novel, My Canary Yellow Star, was also shortlisted for several awards, won the McNally Robinson Books for Young People Award, and was selected for the New York Public Library’s annual Best Books for the Teen Age list. Her novel No One Must Know was equally critically acclaimed and won the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award. Her novel Kanada was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award and was the winner of the prestigious Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. Eva Wiseman is the mother of two, and she lives in Winnipeg with her husband.

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Praise for The Last Song

Praise for PUPPET:
Named one of the Best New Books for the Classroom for Grade 5 and up in Book Links -
- Named one of the Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth in Booklist -
- Named one of the Top 10 Religion Books for Youth in Booklist -

"The tension builds to the trial scenes, and the climax is electrifying with its public drama on the witness stand and the heartbreak between Morris and his dad. Adults will want this, too." - Starred Review, Booklist

"Wiseman does an excellent job of painting a portrait of the small town of Tisza-Eszlar, illustrating the hardship faced by poor families.... Wiseman crafts a stirring tale about doing the right thing and tries to save her younger sister. The story is well written, and the plot keeps a steady pace throughout making it a book worth reading."
- VOYA

"... the book offers a valuable look at a historical phenomenon that contemporary readers would find difficult to comprehend; the subject matter will compel their attention." - Publisher's Weekly