Author(s): Joy Cowley

Senior Fiction | Gecko Press | Social Issues & Relationships | Adventure

William and Melissa have been roped into helping their weird grandparents fix up their holiday home in the country. How will they cope with no electricity, no mobile phone reception and only each other for company?

Dunger is a highly readable novel from New Zealand’s beloved Joy Cowley. William and Melissa have been roped into helping their old hippie grandparents fix up their holiday home in the middle of the Sounds. They’ll have no electricity, no cellphone reception, and only each other for company. As far as they’re concerned, this is not a holiday. Dunger is the winner of multiple awards, including the junior fiction category of the NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, 2014. This book is suitable for boys and girls ages 10 to 14. Chapters are told in the alternating viewpoints of William and Melissa.

Review:

"Dunger is that most unusual of books, a highly enjoyable story for young readers which older readers also find to their taste. A tale for all ages" -- The Source (AU)
"Utterly charming and engaging ... I fell in love with the family ... A great holiday read to share, read aloud, or pass around." -- The Alligator's Mouth
"Funny, moving and genuine. As ever, Cowley hits the mark with her audience." -- North and South (NZ)