Fozia and the quest of Prince Zal / Rosanne Hawke.
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TextPublisher: St Lucia, Qld. : UQP, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 161 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780702263071; 0702263079Subject(s): Floods -- Social aspects -- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction | Families -- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction | Community life -- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction | Fairy tales -- Juvenile fiction | Survival -- Juvenile fiction | Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction | Floods -- Pakistan -- Juvenile fiction | Floods -- Juvenile fiction | Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction | Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction | Princes -- Juvenile fiction | Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction | Magic -- Juvenile fiction | Pakistan -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Australian fiction. | Children's stories.DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: Set in the aftermath of the 2010 floods in Pakistan, this is a sensitive tale of community spirit, kindness and the magic of family.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 and her parents missing, Fozia now lives with Jehan's family in a new village. As she slowly rebuilds her life, she fears everything might come crashing down again if her secret is uncovered ... or if the brick-kiln owner finds her. To keep her own family alive in her heart, Fozia tells her friends a fairytale about Prince Zal. He rides a magic carpet on a quest to find his little sister, battling leopards and dangerous fairies along the way. But can Prince Zal succeed if the truth behind Fozia's story is revealed?
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF HAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083873958 |
7-12 years old.
Set in the aftermath of the 2010 floods in Pakistan, this is a sensitive tale of community spirit, kindness and the magic of family.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 and her parents missing, Fozia now lives with Jehan's family in a new village. As she slowly rebuilds her life, she fears everything might come crashing down again if her secret is uncovered ... or if the brick-kiln owner finds her. To keep her own family alive in her heart, Fozia tells her friends a fairytale about Prince Zal. He rides a magic carpet on a quest to find his little sister, battling leopards and dangerous fairies along the way. But can Prince Zal succeed if the truth behind Fozia's story is revealed?
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