Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal

Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal
Author: Rosanne Hawke
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2021-03-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702264652

Fozia stiffened when she saw the familiar brick-kiln chimney loom ahead. Black smoke spewed into the sky – so it was working again. What if the owner recognised her? Twelve-year-old Fozia has survived the worst flood in Pakistan's history. But her life will never be the same. With her parents missing, Fozia now lives with Jehan's family in a new village. As she slowly rebuilds her life, she fears everything could fall apart if her secret is uncovered ... or if the brick-kiln owner finds her. To keep the memories of her family alive in her heart, Fozia tells her friends a fairytale. Prince Zal rides a magic carpet on a quest to find his little sister, battling leopards and dangerous fairies along the way. But can he succeed if the truth behind Fozia's story is revealed? A sensitive tale of community spirit, human kindness and the magic of family.

Taj and the Great Camel Trek

Taj and the Great Camel Trek
Author: Fiona Doyle
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702247219

Growing up on the west coast of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula in the 1970s and 1980s, Fiona Wirrer-George Oochunyung had an idyllic traditional life. At the age of 16, she moved to Sydney to attend the NAISDA Dance College, where she studied with the legendary Page brothers. As a young woman, she carves out a fragile relationship with her absent father, inspiring her to better understand her Austrian ancestry and how it meshes with her Indigenous identity. The model of a modern woman, the author shares the joys and challenges that come with growing up in a divided community in this powerful and candid memoir and offers a rare insight into the burgeoning years of the contemporary Indigenous dance movement.

Borderland

Borderland
Author: Rosanne Hawke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2003
Genre: Afghanistan
ISBN: 9780734404961

Borderland is Jaime Richard's journey into a new world: her own culture. She feels she lives in a borderland between two countries and cultures, she learns to choose to be herself, no matter where she is. Age 14+. Borderland is a trilogy comprising: Re-entry and Cameleer.

Marrying Ameera

Marrying Ameera
Author: Rosanne Hawke
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2010
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0732291445

Ameera, 16, is the daughter of an Australian mother and a Pakistani father. She doesn't realise it but her father has made plans to marry her off to a wealthy cousin in Pakistan. When her uncle takes her passport and return ticket away and confiscates her mobile phone, Ameera is trapped ... Ages 14+.

Wombat

Wombat
Author: Philip Bunting
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2023-06-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1632893630

Fans of You Loves Ewe’s witty wordplay and Jon Klassen’s wry illustrations will love this playful picture book packed with wombats, twobats, threebats, and morebats! From wombat to squarebat to roundbat, and longbat—no bat is left out in this silly and sweet marsupial love story. Quirky, playful text paired with simple, humorous illustrations makes for a hilarious repeat read that both kids and parents can enjoy. A perfect story time selection, Wombat will leave littlebats, middlebats, and whopperbats alike giggling and begging for . . . morebats!

We Love You, Magoo

We Love You, Magoo
Author: Briony Stewart
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-09
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 176089690X

A classic in the making - joyous and playful, this will be read again and again. Pitched perfectly at the preschooler, just learning the rules who loves being the boss. Gorgeous illustrations and a rhyming text that's a delight to read out loud.

Daughter of Nomads

Daughter of Nomads
Author: Rosanne Hawke
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-06-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0702256374

Master storyteller Rosanne Hawke effortlessly interweaves ancient Mughal history and settings, fables and traditional story threads to bring to life a magical fantasy. Told over two books – the second book, The Leopard Princess out in October 2016. Daughter of Nomads contains a sample chapter from The Leopard Princess.First Moon of Summer, 1662: Fourteen-year-old Jahani lives peacefully in the village of Sherwan. But havoc is brewing in the Mughal Empire with tyrants and war lords burning villages in their quest to rule the northern kingdoms.After an assassin strikes in a bazaar, Jahani discovers her life is not as it seems. Before long, she is fleeing with her mysterious protector Azhar.Will their journey to the Qurraqoram Mountains lead Jahani to danger or to her destiny?

The Puzzling Pearls

The Puzzling Pearls
Author: Lisa Siberry
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-04-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743587228

A dazzling, whip-smart mystery series about two very different girls and a whole heap of danger … Hannah Plum loves fashion, fun, and junk food. Patti Woo is obsessed with detective novels, lives in leggings, and is definitely not Hannah’s friend. But the two girls are stuck at the beachside Heartbreak Hotel together while Hannah’s dad and Patti’s mum are out birdwatching and – yuck! – falling in love. When a hotel guest’s beautiful pink wedding dress is stolen, Hannah is determined to get to the bottom of it. With a reluctant Patti in tow, the two girls are launched into an ever-deepening mystery. Why is a wedding planner sending secret signals to an unknown guest? Who’s leaving creepy wet diving relics in the hotel rooms? And could some long-lost, famous pink pearls be at the heart of it all? If Plum and Woo want to survive the summer, they’ll need to solve this mystery in style. But first, they’ll have to survive each other … In every Plum & Woo instalment, Hannah and Patti will investigate a surprising and sinister fashion mystery while also navigating their newly blending family. Brimming with fun, danger and highly relatable tween angst, this series is perfect for 9+!

Not Cute

Not Cute
Author: Philip Bunting
Publisher: Omnibus Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781760972387

Quokka did not like being cute. Not one bit. The romping, stomping, chomping tale of one stubbornly adorable marsupial.

Mustara

Mustara
Author: Rosanne Hawke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781925139259

EVERY DAY Mustara and Taj look out onto a sea of yellow-red dust and stones. The sand rolls and shifts. Taj's father says it is like the waves of the ocean and the spinifex bushes are little boats blown about by the wind. Taj longs to take his young camel into the desert to explore, but like a storm in the ocean, the desert can turn wild. Taj and Mustara must prove their strength and courage. Mustara was shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the 2007 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and is a CBCA Notable Book. 'Mustara shows that friendship, trust and a good camel can overcome even the pitiless outback. Highly recommended.' Adelaide's Child 'Ingpen's illustrations are outstanding...I was astounded by my need to brush the grit from the page.' Magpies