The Raven's Song. AR Level MY+ 4.8

“An extraordinary tale, a weaving of narratives exploring present and future.” – Gill Lewis

Shortlisted for Austalian Children’s Book of the Year Award 2023 and Aurealis Award 2022

This book alternates between the stories of Phoenix, who lives in a near-future world impacted by climate change and a devastating pandemic, and Shelby, who lives one hundred years in the future in a post-pandemic, post-pollution, post-city world, in which each community consists of exactly three hundred and fifty people sustainably subsisting on seven hundred hectares. When the paths of Phoenix and Shelby cross, they must work together to locate a cure for an infection endangering children and secure a path to a better future.

The story of a world that is beginning to fall apart, and a chance to see it all put back together, The Raven’s Song is a vision of hope for the future, seen through the eyes of the young people who will fight for it.

“Masterfully written and engaging” – Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year 2023 shortlist citation