This Rebel Heart
$28.28
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2024
Summary
A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution set in a colorless post-WWII Budapest—where the magical Danube river has plans of its own—from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke.
“A haunting, beautiful read that centers queer Jewish characters.” -BuzzFeed
In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most—safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Commun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593381274 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593381270 |
| Author: | Katherine Locke |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
★ “Vivid, suspenseful, emotionally grounded, and heartbreaking… essential reading for lovers of historical fiction.” —SLJ, starred review
★ “A breathtaking, affecting work…. The queer characters, gentle three-way romance and passionate socio-political activism in This Rebel Heart are likely to strike a recognizable chord for teens of any era.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ “Like Sepetys’ The Fountains of Silence, this will certainly send readers to research a lesser-known resistance movement and realize that while it’s easy to judge history in hindsight, it’s far more difficult, but necessary, to try to make it.” —The Bulletin, starred review
“With its richly drawn characters and gutting depictions of post-Holocaust trauma and antisemitism, This Rebel Heart is a grounded, often heartbreaking account of Jewish life under Russian occupation.” —Polygon
“Katherine Locke isn’t a household name—yet. This Rebel Heart could very well be the book to change that.” —BookPage
“History and magic intertwine in a beautifully rendered Budapest…. Challenging and rewarding.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Locke offers an original, moving tribute to the bravery of freedom fighters—straight and queer, Jewish and gentile—who risked their lives for their cause.” —Publishers Weekly
★ “Vivid, suspenseful, emotionally grounded, and heartbreaking… essential reading for lovers of historical fiction.” —SLJ, starred review
★ “A breathtaking, affecting work…. The queer characters, gentle three-way romance and passionate socio-political activism in This Rebel Heart are likely to strike a recognizable chord for teens of any era.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ “Like Sepetys’ The Fountains of Silence, this will certainly send readers to research a lesser-known resistance movement and realize that while it’s easy to judge history in hindsight, it’s far more difficult, but necessary, to try to make it.” —The Bulletin, starred review
“With its richly drawn characters and gutting depictions of post-Holocaust trauma and antisemitism, This Rebel Heart is a grounded, often heartbreaking account of Jewish life under Russian occupation.” —Polygon
“Katherine Locke isn’t a household name—yet. This Rebel Heart could very well be the book to change that.” —BookPage
“History and magic intertwine in a beautifully rendered Budapest…. Challenging and rewarding.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Locke offers an original, moving tribute to the bravery of freedom fighters—straight and queer, Jewish and gentile—who risked their lives for their cause.” —Publishers Weekly
★ “Vivid, suspenseful, emotionally grounded, and heartbreaking… essential reading for lovers of historical fiction.” —SLJ, starred review
★ “A breathtaking, affecting work…. The queer characters, gentle three-way romance and passionate socio-political activism in This Rebel Heart are likely to strike a recognizable chord for teens of any era.” —Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ “Like Sepetys’ The Fountains of Silence, this will certainly send readers to research a lesser-known resistance movement and realize that while it’s easy to judge history in hindsight, it’s far more difficult, but necessary, to try to make it.” —The Bulletin, starred review
“With its richly drawn characters and gutting depictions of post-Holocaust trauma and antisemitism, This Rebel Heart is a grounded, often heartbreaking account of Jewish life under Russian occupation.” —Polygon
“Katherine Locke isn’t a household name—yet. This Rebel Heart could very well be the book to change that.” —BookPage
“History and magic intertwine in a beautifully rendered Budapest…. Challenging and rewarding.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Locke offers an original, moving tribute to the bravery of freedom fighters—straight and queer, Jewish and gentile—who risked their lives for their cause.” —Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Katherine Locke
Katherine Locke (they/them) is the author of The Girl with the Red Balloon, a 2018 Sydney Taylor Honor Book and 2018 Carolyn W. Field Honor Book, as well as The Spy with the Red Balloon. They are the co-editor and contributor to It’s A Whole Spiel- Love, Latkes and Other Jewish Stories, a contributor to Unbroken- 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens and Out Now- Queer We Go Again, and co-editor of This Is Our Rainbow- 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us. They are also the author of the picture books Bedtime for Superheroes and How to Be Friends with a Dragon.
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