Surrender: Popular Penguins
By (Author) Sonya Hartnett
Penguin Random House Australia
Penguin Random House Australia
28th June 2010
Australia
Young Adult
Fiction
Paperback
256
Width 112mm, Height 180mm, Spine 15mm
142g
As life slips away, Gabriel looks back over his brief 20 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.
Sonya Hartnett is the author of several novels, including Thursday's Child, Forest, and Of a Boy,