Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal
Title | Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal PDF eBook |
Author | Rosanne Hawke |
Publisher | Univ. of Queensland Press |
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
Title | Taj and the Great Camel Trek PDF eBook |
Author | Fiona Doyle |
Publisher | Univ. of Queensland Press |
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.
The Scent of Eucalyptus
Title | The Scent of Eucalyptus PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Hanrahan |
Publisher | Univ. of Queensland Press |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780702225161 |
Reprint of the highly acclaimed author's first novel, originally published in 1973. Fact and fantasy are combined to produce a poignant portrayal of growing up in Adelaide suburbia. The author wrote 13 novels, including TMichael and Me and the Sun', published posthumously in 1992.
Borderland
Title | Borderland PDF eBook |
Author | Rosanne Hawke |
Publisher | |
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
Title | Marrying Ameera PDF eBook |
Author | Rosanne Hawke |
Publisher | HarperCollins Australia |
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+.
Daughter of Nomads
Title | Daughter of Nomads PDF eBook |
Author | Rosanne Hawke |
Publisher | Univ. of Queensland Press |
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?
We Love You, Magoo
Title | We Love You, Magoo PDF eBook |
Author | Briony Stewart |
Publisher | Random House Australia |
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.