Tamar (novel)

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Title Tamar
Author Mal Peet
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Children's War novel
Publisher Walker Books
Released 3 Oct 2005
Media type Print Paperback)
Pages 600 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0744565707
Preceded by N/A
Followed by N/A

Tamar is a fictional war novel for children by Mal Peet, published on October 3, 2005 by Walker Books Ltd. The plot follows a girl named Tamar and her cousin Johannes who follow clues as to the meaning of a box Tamar's grandfather left for her when he died after falling from a balcony. Tamar won the Carnegie Medal award in 2005. The novel is aimed at teens (14+).