Around the world, millions of people - including many children - are victims of human trafficking. These modern-day slaves often go unseen even in our own cities and towns, their voices silent and their stories untold. In this incredible book, Zana Fraillon imagines the story of three such children, Esra, Miran and Isa. The result is powerful, heartbreaking and unforgettable.

Esra, Miran and Isa work for the Snakeskin gang, tending to plants in the dark and airless basement of a house they are not allowed to leave. They've been told that they belong to the Snakeskins, but Esra knows that she belongs to no one - and she is determined to find freedom.

This is a SKELLIG for this generation; beautiful, magical and with Zana Fraillon's incredible talent for combining important global issues with extraordinary storytelling.

A CBCA Notable book.

Acclaim for Zana Fraillon's THE BONE SPARROW:

2017 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children

Winner, Readings Young Adult Book Prize 2017

CBCA Honour Book 2017 - Older Readers

Shortlisted for the 2017 Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Shortlisted for the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards

Shortlisted for the 2017 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards

Shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016

Shortlisted for the Gold Inky Award 2017

Shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal

Carnegie Medal Amnesty CILIP Honour Book 2017

IBBY Australia Honour Book 2018