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Superheroic coping, Tatjana Schaefer

Posted on December 1, 2012 by NZ Books

Reach Hugh Brown HarperCollins, $23.00, ISBN 9781869509569 Broken Elizabeth Pulford Walker Books, $22.00, ISBN 9781921529887 Both Reach and Broken feature episodes of the superhero genre, and in each case this element of the story functions as an exploration into the…

Tagged with: Elizabeth Pulford, HarperCollins, Hugh Brown, Issue 100, Summer 2012, Tatjana Schaefer, Walker Books
Posted in Graphic novel, Literature, Review, Young adults

Enchanted hunting, Barbara Else

Posted on December 1, 2010 by NZ Books

Tussock Elizabeth Pulford Walker Books, $17.99, ISBN 9781921529450 The Ghosts of Iron Bottom Sound Sandy Nelson HarperCollins, $20.50, ISBN 9781869508678 The Sheep on the Fourth Floor Leonie Thorpe HarperCollins, $19.99, ISBN 9781869508159 Shadow of the Boyd Diana…

Tagged with: Barbara Else, Diana Menefy, Elizabeth Pulford, HarperCollins, Issue 92, Leonie Thorpe, Sandy Nelson, Summer 2010, Walker Books
Posted in Children, Literature, Review

Innocence and experience, Saskia Voorendt

Posted on December 1, 2009 by NZ Books

The Crossing Mandy Hager Random House, $19.99, ISBN 9781869791506 Blackthorn’s Betrayal Elizabeth Pulford Walker Books, $17.00, ISBN 9781921529030 Bute View Janice Marriott Mallinson Rendel, $18.00, ISBN 9781877423253 Fire on High David Hill Mallinson Rendel, $18.00, ISBN 9781877423321 Mandy Hager’s The…

Tagged with: David Hill, Elizabeth Pulford, Issue 88, Janice Marriott, Mallinson Rendel, Mandy Hager, Random House, Saskia Voorendt, Summer 2009, Walker Books
Posted in Children, Literature, Review, Young adults