Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Katrina Nannestad’s Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief follows six-year-old Sasha as his world is torn apart in spring 1942, during the Great Patriotic War in Russia. When violence reaches his village, Sasha runs, leaving behind everything familiar. Alone and far too young to survive by himself, he is swept up in the chaos of war and finds himself among soldiers, learning what it means to endure, to belong, and to keep going when there seems to be nothing left. Told through Sasha’s eyes, this is a historical children’s novel about displacement, courage and the fierce, stubborn power of love in impossible circumstances.

Useful additional information Author: Katrina Nannestad

Awards: Honour Book, CBCA 2022 (Younger Reader’s Book of the Year); Winner, Indie Book Awards 2022 (Children’s); Winner, ABA Bookseller’s Choice 2022 (Children’s); Winner, ARA Historical Novel Award 2022 (Children and Young Adult); Shortlisted, ABIAs 2022 (Book of the Year for Younger Children)