Overview
Hes a fourteen-year-old boy, taken to fight in war. Shes his twin sister, desperate to save him. Patish and Leeta enjoy an idyllic life in their ancient Indian village until a battle over diminishing water supply threatens their world. While Patish trains as the warrior hed never planned to be, duty falls on Leeta to make a perilous journey for the wisdom of the mysterious Purple Sage. When the final command is given and the armies are primed for bloodshed, the paths of Patish and Leeta meet again in a most astonishing spectacle
Full Product Details
Author: Simone Pakavakis ,
Constantine Pakavakis
Publisher: Interactive Publications
Imprint: Interactive Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.236kg
ISBN: 9781922830135
ISBN 10: 1922830135
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 11 October 2022
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Simone Pakavakis, growing up with her head in the books of esteemed Australian authors like John Marsden and Markus Zusak, Simone was a runner-up in several writing competitions before winning the Slade Literary Award in Year 10 for her short story, The Big Game. The story became a short film, featuring in the Melbourne International Film Festival (2014). In addition to her love for writing, Simone has a passion for the integral development of children. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Simone began teaching at an inner-city primary school. She works to promote kindness as a core strength in her students and sees literacy skills and quality childrens literature as key elements for this. Constantine Pakavakis has published a non-fiction work, Looking Inside and was co-author of Early Moves Primary Gender Inclusive Curriculum Units, a text for teachers. He has been a primary school teacher since 1988 and has also worked as an education officer at Scienceworks, where he led the creation of the Nitty Gritty Super City exhibition. A video he produced with his class about climate change, Solar Solution, won the 1999 Ford One Planet Environment Award. Prior to teaching, Constantine worked briefly in Civil Engineering, was a draft resistor during the Vietnam War, became a meditation and yoga teacher in India, and taught Tantra Yoga for ten years in Italy, Greece, India and Australia. Constantine continues to advocate for human rights, social justice and peace and climate action as an active member and supporter of various activist organisations.
