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    Finding Kerra
    Dear Pakistan
    Audiobook series2 titles

    Beyond Borders Series

    Written by Rosanne Hawke

    Narrated by Anita Ryan-Da Cunha and Annie-Rose Lawton

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    About this series

    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 always been the one to listen, but she soon realises that Blake isn’t the guy she knew at school.

    Not only does she find out he has a sister, Kerra, whom he’s never mentioned, but Jaime discovers what a devastating effect a mysterious secret has on the Townsend family. Kerra has believed a lie all her life and through storytelling, Jaime hopes to unearth the secret before it’s too late.

    Sometimes we just need to know we are loved. A heartfelt tale of belonging, love and the healing power of story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRhiza Edge
    Release dateMar 20, 2021
    Finding Kerra
    Dear Pakistan

    Titles in the series (2)

    • 1

      Dear Pakistan
      Dear Pakistan

      Dear Pakistan

      Rosanne Hawke
      4/5 - 1 rating
      4/5 - 1 rating

      I knew I was in Australia when I noticed all the legs—men’s legs! I never thought there could be so many variations: short, long, muscled, knobbly-kneed. Then there were the hairy ones … Jaime Richards has spent most of her life in Pakistan and returning to Australia seems like another planet compared to the country she has left behind. Here in Australia, boys try to kiss her, men wear shorts and everyone says 'cool' all the time. How will she ever know the right things to say or do or wear? After all, this is meant to be her own culture. This is a story of living beyond borders, and discovering the gift of adapting to new cultures, especially one’s own.

      I knew I was in Australia when I noticed all the legs—men’s legs! I never thought there could be so many variations: short, long, muscled, knobbly-kneed. Then there were the hairy ones … Jaime Richards has spent most of her life in Pakistan and returning to Australia seems like another planet compared to the country she has left behind. Here in Australia, boys try to kiss her, men wear shorts and everyone says 'cool' all the time. How will she ever know the right things to say or do or wear? After all, this is meant to be her own culture. This is a story of living beyond borders, and discovering the gift of adapting to new cultures, especially one’s own.

    • 3

      Finding Kerra
      Finding Kerra

      Finding Kerra

      Rosanne Hawke
      0 ratings
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      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 always been the one to listen, but she soon realises that Blake isn’t the guy she knew at school. Not only does she find out he has a sister, Kerra, whom he’s never mentioned, but Jaime discovers what a devastating effect a mysterious secret has on the Townsend family. Kerra has believed a lie all her life and through storytelling, Jaime hopes to unearth the secret before it’s too late. Sometimes we just need to know we are loved. A heartfelt tale of belonging, love and the healing power of story.

      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 always been the one to listen, but she soon realises that Blake isn’t the guy she knew at school. Not only does she find out he has a sister, Kerra, whom he’s never mentioned, but Jaime discovers what a devastating effect a mysterious secret has on the Townsend family. Kerra has believed a lie all her life and through storytelling, Jaime hopes to unearth the secret before it’s too late. Sometimes we just need to know we are loved. A heartfelt tale of belonging, love and the healing power of story.

    Author

    Rosanne Hawke

    Rosanne Hawke has authored over 30 books for children and YA. She has been a teacher, an aidworker in Pakistan & the UAE, and a lecturer in Creative Writing. Her books explore cultural and social issues, history, mystery, family and faith. She often writes of displacement, belonging and reconciliation and tells stories of children unheard. Many of her books have been longlisted, shortlisted or won awards in Australia and Cornwall. Her novels include Shahana: Through My Eyes and Taj and the Great Camel Trek, winner of the 2012 Adelaide Festival Award for Children's Literature, shortlisted in the Patricia Wrightson Prize and Highly Commended in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards. She is the 2015 recipient of the Nance Donkin award and is a Carclew, Asialink, Varuna, and May Gibbs Fellow. Rosanne is a Bard of Cornwall and lives in country South Australia in an ancient Cornish farmhouse with underground rooms.

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