The Samosa Rebellion
Critically acclaimed author Shanthi Sekaran makes her middle grade debut with this timely and stunning novel in which a young boy and his friends must rescue his grandmother from a relocation camp after their country’s descent into xenophobia. Perfect for fans of The Night Diary and Front Desk. Before his grandmother moved from India to […]
Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers About Refugees
A powerful exploration of what it means to be a refugee. With simple, direct questions, thoughtful, compassionate answers and stunning illustrations by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Drachkovska, this book explores what it really means to be a refugee. Written with advice from the Refugee Council and drawing on conversations with refugees and aid workers from […]
Alias Anna
A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable. A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist. The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan […]
Paper Names
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American experience – for fans of Jean Kwok, Mary Beth Keane and Naima Coster. Set in New York and China over three decades, Paper Names explores what it means […]
Knockout
A no-holds-barred collection of Australian boxing yarns, from the bare-knuckle fighting of old to the modern greats… The winners, the losers and the legends. Boxing has given Australian sport some of our most inspiring champions and some of our most captivating tales. Stories of underdogs overcoming all manner of heartbreaks and hurdles, of men and […]
The Girls Who Changed the World (Book 3): Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution
A further title in the Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed history throughout the world. She’s faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls’ bravery in the incredible feats left out of ‘histories’. Now Ming asks Herstory for […]
Finding Papa
This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the author’s own experience and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Thi Bui follows young Mai and her mother’s perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa – who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family. No one can make Mai laugh […]
Untethered
A finely observed debut novel of a young Muslim woman’s experience of immigration to Australia from Sri Lankan-Australian writer Ayesha Inoon. Zia secretly longs to go to university but as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family, she does what is expected of her and agrees to an arranged marriage to Rashid, a man […]
You Think You Know Me
A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate U Give and I Am Thunder. People like me are devils before we are angels. Hanan has always been good and quiet. She accepts her role as her school’s perfect Muslim poster girl. She ignores the […]
