Wai Chim

It's Sports Day! Everyone has a different House colour. I'm in the Red House. Go Red! It's time for the sack race. On your marks, get set, go! But not everyone can come first. Sometimes winning means finishing, even if you finish last. A reassuring celebration of the spirit to keep going, from award-winning author Wai Chim and acclaimed illustrator...

SHORT-LISTED: 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction FINALIST: 2021 Kirkus Prize, Young Readers Anna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad's restaurant, all while her mum stays in bed. Dad's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction, and even though she knows that things aren't right...

Freedom Swimmer tells the poignant story of Ming, a young boy who survived the famine that claimed his parents' lives during China's 'Great Leap Forward'. He lives a difficult yet sufficient life, working tirelessly in the fields. When a group of city boys arrives at the village as part of a Communist Party re-education programme, Ming and his friends are...

WINNER: Educational Publishing Awards 2019 Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones tells the story of Shaozhen, who has no intention of staying in his remote Henan village and becoming another poor farmer. He plans to finish school and hopefully work in a factory in one of the major cities, just like his father. However, when Shaozhen returns home...