The Star Outside My Window

'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've left behind...' Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foster care. With her life in disarray, she knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone for ever. Because people with the brightest hearts never truly leave. They become stars. So when a new star is spotted acting strangely in the sky, Aniyah is sure it's her mum, and she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to make sure everyone else knows too -- an adventure that involves breaking into the Royal Observatory of London, a mischievous scurry of squirrels and the biggest star in Hollywood... Told through the innocent voice of a child, this is a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence, and celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from Onjali Rauf, the award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class.

About the author

Onjali Q Raúf's first book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, was Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2019, the Blue Peter Book Prize 2019 and has recieved many other accolades.

Raúf's second book, The Star Outside My Window, went on to win the Diversity Book Award for Children's Fiction (UK) 2020.

Her further fiction titles include: The Night Bus Hero, The Lion Above the Door, The Letter with the Golden Stamp and The Game I Will Never Forget as well as the fairy tale collection Where Magic Grows, the non-fiction title Hope on the Horizon, and the picture book The Girl at the Front of the Class.

In 2022, Raúf was recognised for her services to Literature and Women's Rights in the New Year Honours.

Product details

• Authors: Onjali Q Rauf, Onjali Q. Rauf, Onjali Q. Raúf
• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781510105157
• ISBN: 978-1-5101-0515-7
• No. of pages: 306
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement