The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon

Based on the true circumstances of an imprisoned people in modern Australia - a tale of hope and a fight for freedom.

Subhi was born behind the wire fence of an Australian permanent detention centre. He doesn’t know ‘free’, like his sister does.

His imagination roams like a wind, collecting odd treasures in his dreams and he talks to a rubber duck like an invisible friend. One night, Jimmie appears. She’s on the outside, puzzled by the place she has found. She can’t read the stories of her mother left her, but Subhi can.

“Jimmie wants to ask more. Wants to find out how they can help, so that no one has to sew their lips together. Wants to know why they have been locked up in there for so long. Why no one is listening.”

Rebellion is coming. Lives are in danger and the pair have to be braver than they’ve ever had to be.

A book about #displacement #racism and #rejection .