Jasmine Skies

Red Leaves

Corey's Rock

Brace Mouth, False Teeth

Kite Spirit

Bears

The Wildcat Behind Glass

Lily's Promise

Shifa and her brother, Themba, live in Kairos City with their father, Nabil. The few live in luxury, whilst the millions like them crowd together in compounds, surviving on meagre rations and governed by Freedom Fields - the organisation that looks after you, as long as you opt in.

The bees have long disappeared; instead children must labour on farms, pollinating crops so that the nation can eat. But Nabil remembers Before and he knows that the soul needs to be nourished as much as the body so, despite the risk, he teaches his children how to grow flowers on a secret piece of land hidden beneath the train tracks.

The farm Shifa and Themba are sent to is hard and cruel. Themba won't survive there and Shifa comes up with a plan to break them out. But they have no idea where they are - their only guide is a map drawn from the ramblings of a stranger.

The journey ahead is fraught with danger, but Shifa is strong and knows to listen to her instincts - to let hope guide them home. The freedom of a nation depends on it . . .

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Jasmine Skies

Sita Brahmachari, 2012

Red Leaves

Sita Brahmachari, 2014

Corey's Rock

Sita Brahmachari, Jane Ray, Mazzy King, 2023

Brace Mouth, False Teeth

Sita Brahmachari, 2014

Kite Spirit

Sita Brahmachari, 2013

Bears

Dagmar Fertl, Erik D. Stoops, Michelle Reddy, 2000

The Wildcat Behind Glass

Alki Zei, Karen Emmerich, 1963

Lily's Promise

Kathryn Erskine, 2021