Hungarian-born novelist Eva Wiseman has received numerous prizes, including the McNally Robinson Books for Young People Award for My Canary Yellow Star. That novel and A Place Not Home were selected for the New York Public Library's annual Best Books for the Teen Age list. Kanada was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and as the winner of the prestigious Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. Eva Wiseman is the mother of two and lives in Winnipeg with her husband.
Finalist - The Manitoba Book Awards’ McNally Robinson
Book for Young People Award
“With spies and informers on all sides, the story builds to a
gripping climax… readers will easily be caught by the young girl’s
personal heartbreak and conflict and will want to find out
more.”
—Booklist
“The Last Song, is sure to garner the same critical attention as
her previous novels for its rhythmic and lyrical prose and lush
descriptions of setting that cement the reader in the sights and
sounds of Medieval Spain and the harsh brutalities of the Spanish
Inquisition…. Isabel is a strong and insightful character whose
voice will resonate with readers as she lingers long after one has
finished reading.”
—Canadian Children’s Book News
“This historical fiction novel is set in Toledo, Spain in the
1490s, surrounded by the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition…. The
climax of the novel will set the reader in a spiraling whirlwind of
intense emotions. This novel is a great read for young adults who
enjoy historical fiction dealing with horrifying persecution and
the will to survive.”
—VOYA
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