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Into the river

Ted Dawe

2014270 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014Random House New Zealand · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9781775536048
  • 2016Polis Books · ENGISBN 9781943818204
  • 2016Polis Books · 270 pages · ENGISBN 9781943818198
  • 2018Polis Books · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9781943818549

An adventurous Maori boy bound by the history, customs and rituals of his people believes he has encountered a powerful magical being before he is awarded a prestigious scholarship at a distant school where different cultural customs change his perspectives about life and freedom.

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Written forMiddle grade

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