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Surrender Popular Penguins

Sonya Hartnett

As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief twenty years that have been clouded by frustration and humiliation. A small town and distant parents ensure that he is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as a child. He has only two friends – his dog Surrender, and the unruly wild boy Finnigan, with whom he made a boyhood pact.

When a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realises how unpredictable and dangerous Finnegan is. Events begin to spiral out of control, and it becomes clear that only the most extreme of measures will rid Gabriel of Finnegan for good.

GenresFictionJuvenile NonfictionFamilyHealth & Daily LivingSocial TopicsDeath, Grief, Bereavement

252 pages

English edition · First published 2010 by Penguin Group Australia · ISBN 9780143204725

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