Ora and The Star Thief: The Sky That Remembered

Book Two of the Sunbird Trilogy · Middle grade fantasy adventure · Ages 8–12

"The sky looks back. For anyone who is paying attention."

Great for ages 8–12 · Independent readers · Family read-alouds · Classroom units on astronomy, mythology, and Indigenous knowledge systems · Gift for stargazers and space-obsessed kids · Readers who finished Book One and want the next one now

Inspired by Dogon astronomy, Aboriginal Australian Songline navigation, and Samoan mythology.

Perfect for readers who love Percy Jackson · Aru Shah · Amari and the Night Brothers · The Girl Who Drank the Moon · Wings of Fire · Moana · Tristan Strong · myth-driven quests · stories where the antagonist has a point.

Book details

Book One: Ora and the Last Sunbird — Rider of the Dying Sky
Book Three: Ora and the Navigator's Wake — The Confluence

Continue the trilogy today.

Why young readers love this book

• ⏳ A ticking clock you can count. Navi loses a piece of herself with every song Wirra sings and she counts them out loud. Four left. Then two. Then one. Readers race the page.
• 🌌 A villain who might be right. Wirra isn't cruel. She's heartbroken. She gave the greatest gift there was and watched the world stop looking up. The solution isn't a battle, it's the truest thing anyone can say to her.
• 🗺️ Three islands, three ways of knowing the sky. Luma navigates by sound. Sera navigates by mathematics. Kaleo navigates by story. Each one hands the crew a piece of the answer.
• 👧 A brilliant new hero. Zara carries a secret alone for half the book and learning to set it down is as hard-won as anything she faces in the sky.
• 🐦 Solara returns. The Sunbird flies again, and the crew rides farther than any navigator has ever gone.

Reads brilliantly on its own — new readers can start here, though Book One gives Ora's story its full weight.