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From a trio of veterans, Anna Mackenzie

Posted on March 8, 2017 by NZ Books

The Severed Land Maurice Gee Penguin, $20.00, ISBN 9780143770244 Shooting Stars Brian Falkner Scholastic, $21.00, ISBN 9781775433606 Cool Nukes Des Hunt Scholastic, $20.00, ISBN 9781775433422 As a veteran of more than 50 years, Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand’s…

Tagged with: Anna Mackenzie, Autumn 2017, Brian Falkner, Des Hunt, Issue 117, Maurice Gee, Penguin, Scholastic
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review, Young adults

Brave new worlds, Joan de Hamel

Posted on June 1, 2009 by NZ Books

The Tomorrow Code Brian Falkner Walker Books, $19.99, ISBN 781921150340 Juno of Taris Fleur Beale Random House, $18.99, ISBN 781869419882 About Griffen’s Heart Tina Shaw Longacre Press, $19.99, ISBN 87746015 Chronicles of Stone: Scorched Bone Vincent Ford …

Tagged with: Brian Falkner, Fleur Beale, Issue 86, Joan de Hamel, Longacre Press, Random House, Scholastic New Zealand, Tina Shaw, Vincent Ford, Walker Books, Winter 2009
Posted in Children, Literature, Review

Off the page, Barbara Murison

Posted on March 1, 2006 by NZ Books

Hunter Joy Cowley Puffin, $16.95, ISBN 0143318292 Super Freak Brian Falkner Mallinson Rendel, $16.95, ISBN 0908783981 Chinatown Girl: The Diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942 Eva Wong Ng Scholastic New Zealand, $16.99, ISBN 1869436598 Ask any publisher of New Zealand…

Tagged with: Autumn 2006, Barbara Murison, Brian Falkner, Eva Wong Ng, Issue 73, Joy Cowley, Mallinson Rendel, Puffin, Scholastic New Zealand
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review

Primitive satisfaction, Norman Bilbrough

Posted on June 1, 2004 by NZ Books

The Real Thing Brian Falkner Mallinson Rendel, $16.95, ISBN 0908783825 Seal Boy Ken Catran Random, $16.95, ISBN 1869416112 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Sandy McKay Longacre Press, $14.95, ISBN 1877135976 Colin Goes Bush Sandy McKay Longacre Press, $14.95, ISBN…

Tagged with: Brian Falkner, Eirlys Hunter, Issue 66, Ken Catran, Longacre Press, Mallinson Rendel, Norman Bilbrough, Random, Sandy McKay, Scholastic, Winter 2004
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review, Young adults

Hunting down the story, Norman Bilbrough

Posted on December 1, 2002 by NZ Books

A Friend in Paradise Des Hunt HarperCollins, $14.95, ISBN 1869504429 Henry and the Flea Brian Falkner Mallinson Rendel, $16.95, ISBN 0908783779 The Dragon’s Apprentice Linda McNabb HarperCollins, $14.95, ISBN 1869504127 Artists Are Crazy and Other Stories Ken Catran Lothian Books,…

Tagged with: Brian Falkner, Des Hunt, HarperCollins, Issue 60, Ken Catran, Linda McNabb, Lothian Books, Mallinson Rendel, Norman Bilbrough, Summer 2002
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review