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Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape. Drought is second nature to him - but how much longer can his family keep hoping for rain and better days?Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property in South Australia with his mum, his dad, his kelpie dog Tangi and colt Jago. For years it hasn't rained enough for them to put a crop in. And while all the farmers in the area are suffering, Alex's dad is struggling more than most. As the drought stretches on, Alex helps his mum with the farm work while longing for the father he once knew.When Bonnie moves in on the neighbouring property with her camel-training family, even feral dogs and a missing classmate cannot stop the newfound friends' passion to make a difference to the environment and their community. Will Alex's dad recover - and will the rains ever return?This inspiring Australian Disaster Zones series is a powerful and contemporary reminder of the effects of natural disasters and the ever-increasing threat of climate change to our vast and volatile continent.

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 to the shore after sighting a fin. It was a dolphin after all, so she wasn’t really in trouble.Does that mean he likes her?Sometimes searching for significance and trying to fit in will lead to blind loyalties before we can recognise our true friends.

Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir.Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zams grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to find its previous master in Kashmir. It hasnt flown for hundreds of years so it is shaky at first, and cant find its bearings. It lands in many countries on the way to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but exciting adventures. In the 4th book, the carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir back in time to find its original owner in Moghul India, who is none other than the ailing Emperor Shah Jahan. They land in Lahore and find the Lahore Fort where a magician is doing a disappearing rope trick. Pepper climbs the rope to escape a bazaar dog and their problems start in earnest. They have arrived in Hindustan at a time of intrigue and Zam is accused of stealing the carpet and is put in the dungeon. How will Pepper and her new friends rescue him? And how can they return home without the carpet? They are lost in time.

Pepper Masalah and theFlying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five story books featuring anadventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend,Zamir.Pepper Masalahlives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’sgrandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her anancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to findits previous master in Kashmir. It hasn’t flown for hundreds of years so it isshaky at first, and can’t find its bearings. It lands in many countries on theway to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but excitingadventures. In the 5thbook, the carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir to Kashmir and lands in theaftermath of a modern-day earthquake. When Pepper is kidnapped and locked in ananimal shelter by some thieves, she meets a snow leopard, a cat, and a womannamed Jani, who reminds her of Zamir’s Dadi. Despite Pepper’s clever plan torelease the animals and reunite with Zamir, the new group cannot evade thethieves. It seems only Jani will be able to help. Will Zamir and Pepper find away to escape? Or will Jani’s secret change everything?