Bridge of Clay
<p> <strong>★ An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year selection</strong><br /> <strong>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <em>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY <strong><em>• THE WALL STREET JOURNAL</em></strong></em></strong> </p> <p> The unforgettable, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the <em>New York Times</em> as "the kind of book that can be life-changing."<br /> <strong><br /> "One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way." </strong>--<em>The Washington Post</em> </p> <p> "Mystical and loaded with heart, it's another gorgeous tearjerker from a rising master of them." --<em>Entertainment Weekly<br /></em><br /> “Devastating, demanding and deeply moving.†—<em>Wall Street Journal</em> </p> <p> The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. </p> <p> At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a miracle. </p> <p> The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome? </p> <p> Written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, BRIDGE OF CLAY is signature Zusak. </p>