The Star Outside My Window
$19.52
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2019
Summary
‘I’ve always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don’t want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they’ve left behind…’
Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn’t gone for ever. Because peo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781510105157 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1510105158 |
| Author: | Onjali Q. Raúf |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 32mm |
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Tackled the aftermath of domestic violence with a shining innocence
Tackled the aftermath of domestic violence with a shining innocence * Guardian - ‘The best children’s books of 2019 for all ages’ *‘The Star Outside My Window’ is a lovely story about a girl who wants to be a star hunter when she grows up. * Irish Sunday Independent *
About The Author
Onjali Q. Raúf
Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2019, the Blue Peter Book Prize 2019, and other international accolades since, Onjali Q Rauf’s first book The Boy at the Back of the Class was inspired by a baby met in the refugee camps of Calais, France, whilst on an aid convoy for her organisation, O’s Refugee Aid Team. Telling the story of a group of friends befriending a refugee boy at school with depth and humour, it continues to be a must-read for children and adults around the world.
Rauf’s second release went on to win the Diversity Book Award for Children’s Fiction (UK) 2020. The Star Outside My Window drew on her experiences as founder and CEO of Making Herstory - an organisation working to help women and children flee the impacts of male-led domestic violence. Her ongoing works with homeless communities, food banks, homeless shelters, as well as her personal experiences of racism, sexism and bullying, led to the releases of The Night Bus Hero, The Great Food Bank Heist and ultimately, The Lion Above the Door.
Following an influx of enquiries from children about how to aid refugees and the homeless, or fight for the environment and the rights of women and girls, Rauf wrote her first non-fiction title Hope on the Horizon, as a personal guide to budding young activists everywhere.
In 2023, a deep love for funny sayings coupled with that of travelling, led to the release Where Magic Grows: a collection of of seven original fairy tales in which Rauf celebrates the peoples and cultures of such lands as Syria, Egypt, Japan and India.
Rauf was recognised for her services to literature and women’s rights in the 2022 New Year Honours.
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