Rosanne Hawke

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 first book, Daughter of Nomads released July 2016. First Moon of Autumn, 1662: After reuniting with the nomads, fourteen-year-old Jahani is finally home. With her red hair dyed black, she can travel through the Qurraqoram Mountains without fear of being captured.But the tyrants and war lords who pursue Jahani will not rest in their battle for power and, before long, the nomads are attacked.Can Jahani discover a pathway to peace in the northern kingdoms and fulfil her true destiny?

Book 2: The Tales of Jahani

Leopard Princess

When eight-year-old Kelsey goes to Pakistan so her mum and dad can help flood victims, she's miserable. It means missing out on the fun she had planned with her friends - including her birthday party. To ease her homesickness, Kelsey talks to her nanna on Skype. Together they create a story about a porcelain doll that nanna sends from Australia. As Kelsey waits for the doll to arrive they imagine the doll's adventures across Pakistan. With her new friend Shakila, Kelsey learns more about her new country and the people who live there. But how will the doll's quest end? Will Kelsey ever receive her nanna's gift?

Kelsey and the Quest of the Porcelain Doll

Razaq Nadeem lives in the tribal area of Kala Dhaka, known as Black Mountain, in Pakistan. When an earthquake strikes the area, and his family is lost, Razaq is told by his dying father to flee to Rawalpindi, where his uncle Kamil lives. In the aftermath of the quake, all is chaos. Razaq attends a school set up by aid workers for the homeless, learns some English and helps with the younger boys. But danger is around every corner. Razaq is sold into slavery by a man preying on orphans in the area, and desperate to escape the virtual imprisonment of washing dishes in a teashop for no wages, he heads for the streets, only to be betrayed and returned.

Mountain Wolf

Soraya is a storyteller. The stories from Afghanistan keep her memories alive in Australia, as she starts a new life under the shadow of a Temporary Protection Visa. But it is the ebony horse which flies through her dreams that helps her find a strange land between remembering and forgetting, a land where she can be safe. A powerful and moving story - Tom Shapcott

Soraya the Storyteller

Daughter of the Nomad

Get hooked by this action-packed adventure from Rosanne Hawke - now back in print! Joel Billings wants a father more than anything. But should he be careful what he wishes for? Twelve-year-old Joel hasn't had it easy - the school bully picks on him and his parents abandoned him long ago. He lives with his over-protective gran, who won't even let him enter a fishing competition. Joel reckons having a dad would solve all his problems, so he advertises for one in the newspaper. When a tattooed, long-haired biker named Dev Eagle answers the ad, Joel's world is turned upside down. But Dev is not the only new stranger in town - someone from Joel's past is back to haunt him. This ripping book is the first in a trilogy for middle-reader boys, which continues with Sailmaker and Killer Ute.

The Keeper

Lyn White

A moving story of one child's life in a conflict zone: Shahana, a young girl living in war-torn Kashmir.

Shahana: Through My Eyes

A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought. Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape. Drought is second nature to him - but how much longer can his family keep hoping for rain and better days? Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property in South Australia with his mum, his dad, his kelpie dog Tangi and colt Jago. For years it hasn't rained enough for them to put a crop in. And while all the farmers in the area are suffering, Alex's dad is struggling more than most. As the drought stretches on, Alex helps his mum with the farm work while longing for the father he once knew. When Bonnie moves in on the neighbouring property with her camel-training family, even feral dogs and a missing classmate cannot stop the newfound friends' passion to make a difference to the environment and their community. Will Alex's dad recover - and will the rains ever return? This inspiring Australian Disaster Zones series is a powerful and contemporary reminder of the effects of natural disasters and the ever-increasing threat of climate change to our vast and volatile continent.

Alex: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones

The Leopard Princess

Get hooked by this action - packed adventure from Rosanne Hawke - now back in print! Joel Billings wants a father more than anything. But should he be careful what he wishes for? Twelve - year - old Joel hasn't had it easy - the school bully picks on him and his parents abandoned him long ago. He lives with his over - protective gran, who won't even let him enter a fishing competition. Joel reckons having a dad would solve all his problems, so he advertises for one in the newspaper. When a tattooed, long - haired biker named Dev Eagle answers the ad, Joel's world is turned upside down. But Dev is not the only new stranger in town - someone from Joel's past is back to haunt him. This ripping book is the first in a trilogy for middle - reader boys, which continues with Sailmaker and Killer Ute.

Sailmaker

Killer Ute

Sailmaker (Takeaways)

Joel Billings is in trouble . . . again. After being threatened by his jailbird father. Joel is packed off to a sleepy beachside town for a holiday with his biker foster dad. Dev. Only when a monster ute runs them off the road does Joel begin to suspect that all is not as it seems. As danger mounts. Joel and Dev are forced further into hiding. But a killer ute isn't all Joel has to fear. Will Dev still want to be his dad even though he's a magnet for trouble? The third nail-biting thriller in an exciting adventure series from the award-wining author of Taj and the Great Camel Trek.

When you first realise the unfairness and randomness of death it eats into your thoughts like acid. Never before has Tamar felt so alone. Her older brother is dead, her mum's away and her dad's so wrapped up in restoring their ancient farmhouse he avoids talking about the things that really matter. Even friendly new neighbour Gavin can't get through to her, despite his eager attempts. When Tamar discovers an old handwritten sheet of music and allows herself to play piano again, she meets gifted violinist Nathaniel who may just hold the key to her future. With no one else to turn to, Tamar is unwittingly drawn into a journey through time and music. A haunting mystery from award-winning author Rosanne Hawke.

The Messenger Bird

Lenore Penner

Once, the slave girl Chandani lived near the mysterious forest, dreaming of kindness. Her work was never done or good enough for her mistress. She longed for her home and family. Then she discovered the Ghost of the Forest and her world changed forever.A heartfelt fable of friendship and courage. Chandani and the Ghost of the Forest reminds us that hope can be found even in dark places.

Chandani and the Ghost of the Forest

Australian teenager, Jaime Richards, returns to Pakistan.The old world charm is still there – the villages, the bazaars and the mysterious rugs – but Jaime no longer feels safe and confident in this new Pakistan. Taken at gunpoint into Afghanistan, Jaime and her friends are caught up in a shadowy secret world of intrigue and terrorism. Will they escape the Mujahadeen fighting their holy war? Or will the wars within themselves consume them?

The War Within

‘Pauwblauw’ van Rosanne Hawke: het gevecht van een Pakistaans meisje voor gerechtigheid. Alles verandert voor de 13-jarige Aster in de nacht dat haar broer overlijdt, nu is zij de enige hoop voor haar familie. In plaats van haar uit te huwelijken, sturen haar ouders haar naar de middelbare school waar haar broer naartoe ging. Aster is blij met deze onverwachte kans op een opleiding en carrière, maar ontdekt al snel dat de moslimschool een wrede plek is voor een christen. Op een dag wordt ze ervan beschuldigd met opzet een spelfout te maken die de heilige profeet beledigt. Te midden van een woedende menigte wordt Aster naar de gevangenis gebracht, in afwachting van een proces. Rosanne Hawke baseerde ‘Pauwblauw’ op het leven van Asia Bibi, die al sinds 2009 vastzit in Pakistan en tot de dood veroordeeld is.

het gevecht van een Pakistaans meisje voor gerechtigheid

Pauwblauw

Everything changes for Aster the night her brother dies. Suddenly she's the only hope of the family, and instead of an early marriage to a boy from her small village in Pakistan, her parents decide to send her to the government high school in her brother's place. Aster is excited about this unexpected opportunity for a career, but, as a Christian, she is unprepared her for the difficulties of attending a Muslim school: her fellow students are far from welcoming and one of her teachers takes an instant dislike to her. One day, she is accused of intentionally making a spelling mistake to insult the holy prophet. Her teacher is incensed and accuses her of blasphemy. A violent crowd forms outside the school and Aster is taken to jail to be tried at a later date. A young social justice lawyer takes up her case, and Aster's Australian cousin, Maryam, starts an online campaign to free Aster. But will it be enough to save her?

Rosanne Hawke

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