Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Bridge of Clay

Markus Zusak

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 8, 2019

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Who it’s for
If you liked Bridge of Clay, this is the next Markus Zusak-shaped conversation to step into.
Genres
YA Sibling Stories, Coming of Age, Literary YA
Published
Random House Children's Books, October 8, 2019

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About this book

The unforgettable, New York Times bestselling family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary bestseller THE BOOK THIEF, lauded by the New York Times as "the kind of book that can be life-changing."

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "One of those monumental books that can draw you across space and time into another family’s experience in the most profound way." —The Washington Post "Mystical and loaded with heart, it's another gorgeous tearjerker from a rising master of them." —Entertainment Weekly “Devastating, demanding and deeply moving.” —Wall Street Journal 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. 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. The question is, how far is Clay willing to go? And how much can he overcome? Written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, BRIDGE OF CLAY is signature Zusak.

Why This Clicks

If you liked Bridge of Clay, this is the next Markus Zusak-shaped conversation to step into.

Come here for

  • Markus Zusak’s voice
  • a sustained, reflective read

Expect

  • grief-adjacent emotional weight
  • a long-breath reading pace

Where it sits

YA Sibling Stories61%
Coming of Age38%
Literary YA26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Multigenerational YA Stories
  • Death & Grief for Teens
Authors
Markus Zusak
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
October 8, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Coming of Age