Blog Archives

Books against totalitarianism, Diane Hebley

The Conjuror Jack Lasenby, Oxford University Press, $24.95 Winter of Fire Sherryl Jordan, Ashton Scholastic, $17.95 The abuse of power in society – how it is maintained by violence, superstition, and lies – is a major indictment of these two

See more ›

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Review, Young adults

Boys at centre-stage, Vivien Joseph

Uncle Trev and The Great South Island Plan Jack Lasenby, Cape Catley, Whatamongo Bay, 1991, $14.95 Does Daniel Wilmott Tell Lies? Juliet Martin, Hazard Press, Christchurch, 1991 The Boy At The Door and Other Stories of the Supernatural  Anthony Holcroft, Hazard

See more ›

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review

Story-telling for all, Bruce Morris

Uncle Trev Jack Lasenby, Cape Catley, Whatamongo Bay, 1991, $14.95 Jack Lasenby has for some time now been delighting young New Zealanders (and those adults fortunate to have come across them) with his stories about Uncle Trev. Based firmly in

See more ›

Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in Children, Fiction, Literature, Review
Search the archive
Search by category