Bøger af Hazel

Born into a two-parent household consisting of a Caucasian, Indian, and Creole mother and a successful black father, Sandy is a young girl whose childhood is almost stripped from her at an early age. On top of having to deal with her mother's bipolar disorder, she's faced with her parents' divorce, being bullied both at school and at hoe, and constant molestation. Weighed down by her many problems, Sandy finds solace in her passion for basketball and poetry, only feeling free from the chains that restrict her in her day-to-day life when honing her skills.

Synopsis: Melek always finds answers, some are under her super hijab. For others she needs the help of newcomer Tien who draws fantastic worlds as an escape, or the dress-ups- guru Lily, and sometimes even soccer-mad Zac who NEVER agrees with her. Melek solves all problems, even rescuing Zac in the pool. And luckily her fashionista mother designs club colour- coded hijabs for footy fans. When it's the Book Character Parade, Melek can't find a book with a girl character in a hijab. With the help of her school friends, Melek makes one. Then Melek's next challenge is to arrange an Aussie Rules Girls' football match. Author Biography: Hazel Edwards OAM is best known for 'There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake' but she's written over 200 books. (www.hazeledwards.com) Ozge Alkan is a children's librarian. She organised a Book Character Parade each year when she worked as a school librarian. She's also an Aussie Rules football fan and wears a hijab in her team's colours of red and black.