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A Kiss in Every Wave by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Fiction
Jessie's life falls apart when her grandmother comes to live with her and her family. Nanny has demetia and she can't seem to remember a thing. Not only does she accuse Jessie of taking her purse, she even tries to steal Jessie's new boyfriend! But everything changes when Jessie discovers some old love ...Show more
A New Australian: Kerenza by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: New Australian
Kerenza isnt sure about leaving her village in Cornwall and taking a ship to Australia, but she can be brave for her das sake. Where he sees a farm, she and her mam see endless bush and flies millions of them and hard work from dawn to dusk. Its almost too much to bear, but the Mallee has its own beauty ...Show more
Across the Creek by Rosanne Hawke
Category: unmapped
Children in Aidan's town have mysteriously disappeared for years. But when Aidan dares to venture into the abandoned mine across the creek he discovers a strange land. Has he uncovered the secret of the missing children? And can he and Jenice escape the horrible spriggans and their dragaroo or will they ...Show more
Across the Creek by HAWKE ROSANNE
Category: Junior Fiction
Children in Aidan's town have mysteriously disappeared for years. When his friend Jenice disappears, Aidan goes in search of her. He crosses a forbidden creek, and with the help of a piskey named Raff, ventures into an abandoned mine. Here he discovers a strange world populated by mythical creatures who ...Show more
Alex: Through My Eyes (Australian Disaster Zones) by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Through My Eyes Ser.
A gripping story of one Australian boy's experience of devastating drought. A few kookaburras laugh in the gum trees. Alex grins - they don't often come up this far. His grandpa told him that if kookaburras laugh late in the afternoon, it will rain next day. 'Ha, someone needs to tell the rain to listen ...Show more
Borderland by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Fiction
Jaime Richards was brought up in Muslim Pakistan. Will she ever find her own place in Australia or will she forever live in a borderland? Or is the borderland a true place of her own. From the moment Jaime arrives in Australia from Pakistan the shocks arrive thick and fast. This is the story of her j ...Show more
Chandani and the Ghost of the Forest by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Picture Books
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. Chanda ...Show more
Daughter of Nomads (#1 The Tales of Jahani) by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Tales of Jahani
"Told over two books - the second book, The Leopard Princessout in October 2016. Daughter of Nomadscontains 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 a ...Show more
Finding Kerra by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Young Adult Fiction
It’s been six months since Jaime Richards’ best friend died. Everyone still gives the incident a wide berth with a polite ‘How are you now?’ But she’s not all right. So for the school holidays, Jaime decides to head Far North to Blake Townsend’s station home. He’s has always been the one to listen, but ...Show more
Flying Blind by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Young Adult Fiction
In Flying Blind, musical 15-year-old Essie is missing her dad; her friend at school is treating her strangely and a new boy with an army of siblings moves into their coastal town from the Outback. If this isn't enough to deal with, a junior lifesaver sweeps her out of the sea when she's hightailing it t ...Show more
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Junior Fiction
Fozia noticed smoke from the chimney curling to the sky. The brick kiln was working again but she didn't want to go there. She couldn't let the kiln owner see her. Twelve-year-old Fozia has survived the worst flood in Pakistan's history. But her life will never be the same. With her little sister gone a ...Show more
Jehan and the Quest of the Lost Dog by Rosanne Hawke
Category: Junior Fiction
Jehan closed his eyes to pray, then opened them again. It wasn't a dream. The water was still there - the biggest flood he had seen in his life.For nine-year-old Jehan, life in Pakistan is just as it should be. He attends school, plays cricket with his little brother and fetches water for his family. Bu ...Show more