But against his will, Gabriel finds himself caught up in the power struggles of a corrupt Empire, endangering all that he loves. Derived from a deep sense of guilt and strange mysterious visions Gabriel knows that he is destined to become a healer, with the power to decipher dreams, no matter what his overbearing family argues. Haunted by a terrible childhood secret Gabriel spurns family tradition and duties as the eldest son, to pursue a life of helping others. His life is now marked out for greatness by powers beyond his understanding.He's never wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and become a wealthy, sea-faring merchant, celebrated by all in the ancient empire of Navora - but cold and distant to his family. In doing so, he forever binds himself and his fate to them.

Too frightened to answer her pleas for help, the child runs away, taking with him the sacred bone carving of the Shinili people.

Her books have been shortlisted for awards in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Belgium and Germany.Terrified, a young Navaron child watches helplessly from his hiding place as a young Shinili woman is brutally beaten and abused by a group of drunken Navaron men. Jordan has won a number of prestigious awards.

2007 The Silver Dragon (Denzil series, book four).

1997 Denzil's Great Bear Burglary (Denzil series, book three).

But Sherryl Jordan actually wrote Secret Sacrament before The Raging Quiet.

1992 Denzil's Dilemma (Denzil series, book two) (published in the US as Wizard for a Day) So begins an editorial review submitted on . Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner Secret Sacrament by Sherryl Jordan Wild Bog Tea.

1991 The Wednesday Wizard (Denzil series, book one).

1990 Rocco (published in the USA as A Time of Darkness).

1981 The Silent One (Illustrations – text by Joy Cowley).

Jordan's books have been published by a range of publishers internationally.

Her knowledge of sign language and her experience working as a teacher aide with deaf children is a clear influence on her historical fiction, The Raging Quiet. Her early work in children's literature was as an illustrator, and she has written picture books, middle grade fiction, and young adult fiction. Her adult life has been spent in Tauranga. Jordan was born on 8 June 1949 in Hawera, New Zealand, and grew up in Normanby, near Mount Taranaki. She received the Margaret Mahy Medal for her contribution to children's literature, publishing and literacy in 2001. She is best known for her books The Juniper Game and The Raging Quiet. She has written a number of children's and young adult works published in New Zealand and overseas. Sherryl Jordan (born 8 June 1949) is a New Zealand writer for children and young adults, specialising in fantasy and historical fiction.

Secret sacrament by sherryl jordan