The new stirring novel by bestselling author John Boyne - emotional, empathetic, and honest.

As a loner, Sam struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Fortunately, his older brother Jason has always been there for him. He is kind, popular, great at soccer, and girls line up for a date with him. But one day, Jason tells his family that he has been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret that threatens to tear them all apart. His parents want nothing to do with it, and Sam simply doesn’t understand. Because what do you do when your brother tells you he is not really your brother? That he thinks he is actually... your sister?

Brother, parents, aunt, soccer coach, girlfriend, and classmates - John Boyne depicts the various reactions to something that is actually quite natural in this novel. And in the end, love and acceptance prevail.

“A story with so much heart that the pages practically pulse. A must-read for all ages.”.