''Fighting Ruben Wolfe'' is a

young adult fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

novel by

Markus Zusak Markus Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. He is best known for ''The Book Thief'' and '' The Messenger'' (US title: ''I Am the Messenger''), two novels which became international bestsellers. ...

. Originally published in Australia by Omnibus in 2000, the first American Hardcover printing was by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, February, 2001. First soft cover edition was printed in February, 2002. ''Fighting Ruben Wolfe'' is the second book featuring brothers Cameron and Ruben Wolfe and their family. The first book is '' The Underdog'' and the third book is '' When Dogs Cry''.

Awards

*Honour Book - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers (2001)

References

2000 Australian novels Australian young adult novels Novels by Markus Zusak {{2000s-ya-novel-stub