Kaitangata Twitch

Author: Margaret Mahy

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  • : 22.00 NZD
  • : 9781742373966
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen Unwin Children's Books
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  • : 0.186
  • : May 2010
  • : 198x128mm
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  • : Paperback
  • : Television tie-in edition
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Barcode 9781742373966
9781742373966

Local Description

 

Prizes: Winner of New Zealand Prime Minister's Award 2005 (New Zealand). Commended for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2006 (New Zealand). Short-listed for Literary Achievement in Fiction 2006 (Sweden).

Description

 The brooding island of Kaitangata lies just across the water from Meredith's home. It seems to have a supernatural presence, a will and a voice of its own, although only Meredith can hear it. Can Meredith save the island from an unscrupulous developer? How could the dreamer of the family succeed where grown-ups have failed? Only Kaitangata can tell...


 


 


 

Author description

Margaret Mahy has had 200 books published, ranging from picture books to crossover YA novels and everything in between. Her books have been published in the US and UK, where she is very well known. Margaret is also a winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal.