Dark Wind Blowing is a work of young-adult fiction by Jackie French

Jackie French

Jacqueline Anne "Jackie" French is an award-winning Australian author. She writes mainly children's fiction and books on gardening....

. The theme explored in the text is the use and misuse of power. The text deals with issues of bullying, terrorism

Terrorism

Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...

and the everyday life of a teenager. The ideas explored in the text suggest that the author is exposing, by providing this text, the concerns and fears of children in the 21st Century.