We Are Wolves

We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad is a moving work of children’s historical fiction set in the final days of World War II. When the Russian Army advances into East Prussia, the Wolf family is forced to flee, and siblings Liesl and Otto find themselves alone with their baby sister, Mia, lost in a blizzard in the middle of a war zone. With a promise to keep her brother and sister safe, Liesl must make impossible choices as the children battle cold, hunger and fear, and try to understand the senselessness of war. It is a tense survival story, but also one that makes room for courage, kindness and hope, even in the darkest circumstances.

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Awards: Winner, ABDA Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book 2021; Winner, Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction 2021; Winner, ARA Historical Novel Prize 2021 (Children’s and Young Adult Category); Winner, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2022 (Children’s Literature Award); Winner, Koala Awards 2022 (Fiction for Readers 7-9); Shortlisted, CBCA Book of the Year Award (Younger Readers) 2021; Longlisted, ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children 2021