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Four unlikely friends flee war and detention, risking everything for freedom.
2026 CBCA Notable
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The Year We Escaped

Winner of the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Children & Young Adult category, and a 2026 CBCA Notable, this incredible and moving adventure is not to be missed

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    4 June 2025

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Summary

For fans of Jackie French and Katrina Nannestad, The Year We Escaped is a heart-stopping and remarkable World War II story by talented author Suzanne Leal.

Europe, 1940

With war on their doorstep, German classmates Klara and Rachel, and French brothers Lucien and Paul, are forced to leave their homes. They are taken to Gurs, a French detention camp in the south-west of France. It’s a crowded place, with little comfort and even less food.

When …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781460765906
ISBN-10:1460765907
Author:Suzanne Leal
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:4 June 2025
Weight:264g
Dimensions:24mm x 130mm x 200mm
Audience Age:10
A-Format
B-Format
The Year We Escaped by Suzanne Leal - ISBN: 9781460765906
130 × 200 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Suzanne Leal

SUZANNE LEAL is the author of novels The Teacher’s Secret, Border Street and The Deceptions, for which she won the Nib People’s Choice Prize and was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards, and the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award. A senior member of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal and facilitator at community, corporate and literary events, Suzanne is the host of Thursday Book Club, a relaxed, friendly book club connecting readers online.

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