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Tamar by Mal Peet

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Tamar

A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal

Mal Peet

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · January 23, 2007

Reading lane: Historical YA - Exploration

From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present.

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Why This Clicks

Shadowed Stakes

A shadowy wartime story with romance, intrigue, and enough pressure to keep pages turning.

Come here for

  • espionage-and-betrayal energy
  • historical tension with a YA pulse

Expect

  • history in motion
  • a sustained, propulsive read

Book Details

Authors
Mal Peet
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
January 23, 2007
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Historical YA - Exploration · War & Military YA
Reading lane
Historical YA - Exploration

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Publisher Categories

  • Multigenerational YA Stories

  • Historical YA - Exploration

  • War & Military YA

About This Book

From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present. When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear...

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From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present. When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tragedy set against the daily fear and casual horror of the Second World War — and unraveling it is about to transform Tamar’s life forever.

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