The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
Subhi was born in an Australian detention centre after his mother and sister escaped violence in their homeland, and he has spent his whole life behind its fences. His mother’s tales of the Night Sea fill his nights with whales, birds, and imagined gifts. When Jimmie enters the camp carrying a notebook of stories written by her late mother, she and Subhi begin a friendship. He reads the notebook aloud, bringing Jimmie closer to her mother and helping Subhi connect with memories of the poet father he knows through stories.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 2 editions from 3 organizations.
