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A fierce storm sweeps Zamir and his cat Pepper Masalah away upon their ancient carpet. After flying far from home, they crash-land in the Arabian Peninsula. Pepper and Zam make a friend but it’s not enough to escape the local camel traders. How will they escape? Can they make the carpet fly again?

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.

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.

Who was Zenna Dare? When Jenefer moves to the old family home in country Kapunda, she uncovers a secret from the past. What sort of life did Gweniver, her great-great-great-grandmother, lead? And what connection did she have to the glamorous young singer, Zenna Dare?