My Brother’s Name is Jessica by John Boyne

A stunning and timely new novel from the multi-million bestselling and award-winning author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

Sam Waver’s life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted – he’s kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him.

But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he’s been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don’t want to know and Sam simply doesn’t understand.

Because what do you do when your brother says he’s not your brother at all? That he thinks he’s actually . . . your sister?

Reading age: 15 years +

RRP: Paperback NZ$21.00

Published in NZ by Penguin Random House New Zealand

 

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