FOZIA AND THE QUEST FOR PRINCE ZAL

Set following the aftermath of the 2010 floods in Pakistan, this is a sensitive tale of community spirit, human kindness and the magic of family.

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, hoping that one day she will see her family again. But after returning to her old home and coming face to face with the brick-kiln owner, Fozia realises there is much more at stake if she's made to pay back her family's debt to the owner.
To escape her new reality, 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 hidden serpents along the way. But can Prince Zal succeed in his quest if the truth behind Fozia's story is revealed?

Rosanne Hawke is an award-winning South Australian author of over twenty-five books. She lived in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates as an aid worker for ten years. She teaches creative writing at Tabor Adelaide and writes in an old Cornish farmhouse with underground rooms near Kapunda.