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Title	:	Zebra Forest
Author	:	Adina Rishe Gewirtz
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 208 pages
Published	:	April 9th 2013 by Candlewick Press (first published April 1st 2013)
Categories	:	Childrens. Middle Grade. Realistic Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Family

Zebra Forest

Adina Rishe Gewirtz

Hardcover | Pages: 208 pages

Rating: 3.75 | 3368 Users | 489 Reviews

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In an extraordinary debut novel, an escaped fugitive upends everything two siblings think they know about their family, their past, and themselves.

When eleven-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. "If you’re going to do something, make sure you do it with excellence," Gran would say. That was when Gran was feeling talkative, and not brooding for days in her room — like she did after telling Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one thing they know about their father: that he was killed in a fight with an angry man who was sent away. Annie tells stories, too, as she and Rew laze under the birches and oaks of Zebra Forest — stories about their father the pirate, or pilot, or secret agent. But then something shocking happens to unravel all their stories: a rattling at the back door, an escapee from the prison holding them hostage in their own home, four lives that will never be the same. Driven by suspense and psychological intrigue, Zebra Forest deftly portrays an unfolding standoff of truth against family secrets — and offers an affecting look at two resourceful, imaginative kids as they react and adapt to the hand they’ve been dealt.

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ISBN:	0763660418 (ISBN13: 9780763660413)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763660418&pix=n
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2015), The Magnolia Award Nominee for 6-8 (2016)

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Annie B (for beautiful) and Rew live with Gran- she tells them they are named Morgan for her mother, but Never Forget- they are really Snow's- they just cannot tell anyone. As far as the children know Gran is the only family they have- Grandad has passed away, Dad is dead in a violent fight, and Mom abandoned them on Gran's doorstep. They have moved from the city to the edge of the Zebra Forest, named by the kids for the trunks of the birch and oak trees that create light and dark stripes. In

I loved this book. It was different than any other book I have read. The growing relationship between Andrew Snow and his children was so well done. That said, I think it will take a sophisticated reader to appreciate this book.

I liked the book a lot. There were a couple problems that I troubled with. It was a very slow moving book and withheld a lot of the information about the father and grandmother that you wanted to know and so it got stale because the author was not dropping little bits of information.

Ok, interesting. It was acceptable. Another book I can add to my read list, but I dont think Ill read it again.So basically Annie was ok, Andrew was ok, Rew was so spoiled he threw silent tantrums, Gran was way too sensitive.The good point in this story was that the author was able to make it interesting even though there was such limited characters and settings.I wasnt totally impressed with this one, but Im glad I read it once.

Perhaps this makes me sound like a total hipster, but I enjoy reading books that arent very commercial. I love books that have some literary merit as well as entertainment value. When Zebra Forest by Adina Rishe Gewirtz popped up on my radar, I knew I had to read this middle grade debut. First of all, its published by Candlewick, from whom I have come to expect intelligent books. Second of all, that cover yall. That cover. Third, I love books about siblings and troubled kids. Fourth, it seemed

Family secrets, lies, complex family relationships...Zebra Forest is an all encompassing book for young adults. This suspenseful story keeps readers intrigued as we learn about the tangled web woven throughout our families and our family relationships. This is a story about self-reflection, the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions and choices, forgiveness, and unconditional love.

This book really struck home with me as a teacher who too often sees children forced to grow up too soon, sacrificing any sort of childhood innocence. Annie and her brother Rew are those kids who have always believed their grandmother's story that their parents were dead. Family secrets have been kept, however, and as everything unravels, Annie and Rew have to decide if they can forgive those they feel have betrayed them. I love the cover of the book and the name of the forest, for when is life