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Sunflower Boys

Sam Wachman
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      FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FOR FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE MASS BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION"That rarest phenomenon: a war novel that feels at once timeless and precisely of the moment…" —Washington PostA poignant coming-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of What Belongs to You and Swimming in the Dark, about a young boy wrestling with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern Ukraine.In many ways, twelve-year-old Artem’s life in Chernihiv, Ukraine, is normal. He spends his days helping on his grandfather’s sunflower farm, drawing in his sketchbook—a treasured gift from his father, who works in America—and swimming in the river with his little brother, Yuri. In secret, Artem has begun wrestling with romantic feelings for his best friend, Viktor. In a country where love between two boys is unthinkable, Artem has begun to worry that growing up, his life will never be normal.Then, on a February night, Artem and Yuri are woken by explosions—the beginning of a war that will tear their life in two. The invading Russians destroy their home, killing their mother and grandfather, and leaving young Artem and Yuri to fend for themselves. Fleeing in hopes of somehow reuniting with their father, the brothers traverse the country their ancestors once fought and died for, with nothing but their backpacks and each other. Surrounded by death and destruction, Artem is certain of one thing—that whatever may come, he must keep himself and his brother alive.A harrowing and gorgeous tale of love, identity, lost innocence, and survival set in a time of devastating war, The Sunflower Boys is a powerful, heartrending exploration of young queer love, the Ukrainian spirit, and a family’s struggle to survive.

      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Sam Wachman EAN: 9780063418233 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 352 WEIGHT: 263 g HEIGHT: 203 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-09-24 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, FICTION / World Literature / Europe (General) WIDTH: 135 mm SPINE:

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      Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction

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      Sam Wachman is a writer from Cambridge, Massachusetts with Ukrainian roots. His short fiction has appeared in Sonora Review, Berkeley Fiction Review, and New England Review. Before writing The Sunflower Boys, he taught English to primary schoolers in central Ukraine and worked with refugee families in Europe and the United States. 

      FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FOR FICTIONFINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE MASS BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION"That rarest phenomenon: a war novel that feels at once timeless and precisely of the moment…" —Washington PostA poignant coming-of-age story with the sensitivity and haunting power of What Belongs to You and Swimming in the Dark, about a young boy wrestling with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern Ukraine.In many ways, twelve-year-old Artem’s life in Chernihiv, Ukraine, is normal. He spends his days helping on his grandfather’s sunflower farm, drawing in his sketchbook—a treasured gift from his father, who works in America—and swimming in the river with his little brother, Yuri. In secret, Artem has begun wrestling with romantic feelings for his best friend, Viktor. In a country where love between two boys is unthinkable, Artem has begun to worry that growing up, his life will never be normal.Then, on a February night, Artem and Yuri are woken by explosions—the beginning of a war that will tear their life in two. The invading Russians destroy their home, killing their mother and grandfather, and leaving young Artem and Yuri to fend for themselves. Fleeing in hopes of somehow reuniting with their father, the brothers traverse the country their ancestors once fought and died for, with nothing but their backpacks and each other. Surrounded by death and destruction, Artem is certain of one thing—that whatever may come, he must keep himself and his brother alive.A harrowing and gorgeous tale of love, identity, lost innocence, and survival set in a time of devastating war, The Sunflower Boys is a powerful, heartrending exploration of young queer love, the Ukrainian spirit, and a family’s struggle to survive.

      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Sam Wachman EAN: 9780063418233 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: 352 WEIGHT: 263 g HEIGHT: 203 mm
      PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-09-24 CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / General, FICTION / World Literature / Europe (General) WIDTH: 135 mm SPINE:

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      Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction

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      Sam Wachman is a writer from Cambridge, Massachusetts with Ukrainian roots. His short fiction has appeared in Sonora Review, Berkeley Fiction Review, and New England Review. Before writing The Sunflower Boys, he taught English to primary schoolers in central Ukraine and worked with refugee families in Europe and the United States. 

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