The carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir back in time to find its original owner in Moghul India, who is none other than the ailing Emperor Shah Jahan. Zam is accused of stealing the carpet and thrown in the dungeon. How will Pepper and her new friends rescue him? And how can they return home without the carpet? They are lost in time. Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet by Rosanne Hawke is a series of five or more chapter story books featuring an adventurous black cat called Pepper Masalah, and her nine-year-old friend, Zamir. Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’s grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She believes the carpet can fly, and that it will try to find its previous master in Kashmir. It hasn’t flown for hundreds of years so it is shaky at first, and can’t find its bearings. It lands in many countries on the way to Kashmir, where Pepper Masalah and Zamir have dangerous but exciting adventures. In the 4th book, the carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir back in time to find its original owner in Moghul India, who is none other than the ailing Emperor Shah Jahan. They land in Lahore and find the Lahore Fort where a magician is doing a disappearing rope trick. Pepper climbs the rope to escape a bazaar dog and their problems start in earnest. They have arrived in Hindustan at a time of intrigue and Zam is accused of stealing the carpet and is put in the dungeon. How will Pepper and her new friends rescue him? And how can they return home without the carpet? They are lost in time. P The carpet flies Pepper Masalah and Zamir back in time to find its original owner in Moghul India, who is none other than the ailing Emperor Shah Jahan. They land in Lahore and find a magician is doing a disappearing rope trick. Pepper climbs the rope to escape a bazaar dog and their problems start in earnest. They arrive in Hindustan and Zam is accused of stealing the carpet and is put in the dungeon. How will Pepper and her new friends rescue him? How can they return home without the carpet?
Author description
Rosanne Hawke is an award-winning Australian author of over 30 books for children and YA. She has been a teacher, an aid worker in Pakistan & the UAE for 10 years, and a lecturer in Creative Writing. Her novels have been set in Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Australia and Cornwall. She loves cats. Jasmine Berry is a children's book illustrator and graphic designer who began drawing to impress the other kids as soon as she was old enough to hold a pencil.
