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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky

By Rebecca Lim
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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim is a captivating children's story set during World War II. It follows the journey of flying cadet Clancy and interned German girl Rivka, who form an unlikely friendship. Together, they navigate the challenges of wartime, exploring themes of courage, identity, and the bonds that transcend borders.
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Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky

After their family encounters terrible hardship in rural China, siblings Fu and Pei must draw on all their resilience and courage as they embark on a dangerous journey towards a better life. A compelling and poignant children's novel from the CBCA award-winning author of Tiger Daughter.

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WINNER: 2024 NSW Premier's History Awards, Young People's History Prize
WINNER: 2024 Book Links Award for Children's Historical Fiction
SHORTLISTED: 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature
SHORTLISTED: 2024 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award
SHORTLISTED:2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize

What if you were forced to set sail for a country that didn't want you, to meet a father you couldn't remember?

Thirteen-year-old Fu, his younger sister, Pei, and their mother live in a small rural community in Southern China that is already enduring harsh conditions when it is collectivised as part of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward campaign that ultimately led to economic disaster, widespread famine and millions of deaths.

After tragedy strikes, and threatened with separation, Fu and Pei set out on a perilous journey across countries and oceans to find their father, who left for Australia almost a decade ago. With nothing to guide them but a photograph and some documents in a language they cannot read, they must draw on all their courage and tenacity just to survive - and perhaps forge a better life for themselves.

An unforgettable story of family, resilience and the complex Asian-Australian experience from the esteemed author of Tiger Daughter, winner of the CBCA Book of the year for Older Readers.

'This exciting and immediately engaging story is rich in memorable characters, full of tension, moments of tenderness and high emotion, with a deep, challenging core questioning our beliefs and prejudices.' StoryLinks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761180224

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 239g

Pages: 320

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Rebecca Lim Young Adult

About the Author

Rebecca Lim is an award-winning Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and Victorian Premier's Literary Award-winner), The Astrologer's Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book and CBCA Notable Book) and the bestselling Mercy. Her work has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Queensland Literary Awards, Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, shortlisted multiple times for the Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards, and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish and Russian. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative to support emerging young adult and children's authors and illustrators who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ and/or living with disability, and co-editor of Meet Me at the Intersection, a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction.

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