Kura Toa : warrior school / Tim Tipene.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia Books, 2016Description: 91 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780947506179 (pbk.)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Teenage Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Teenage Fiction | Teenage Fiction | TIPE | Available | T00632936 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
High-school student Haki needs to find the pounamu that was stolen from him after a car crash by a mysterious old man who seems to know a lot about him. Hakis search brings him into conflict with his family, his friends and his school. In the process he must confront his fears and find a way to answer the challenge to serve his people and his land, fight a taniwha, and grow into a warrior. Kura Toa is a superb read for students in the 1216 age group that distils youth and indigenous issues into a seamless and easy-to-access narrative that has attracted a strong following in schools.
Novel for young adults.
Previous ed.: Reed, 2004.
Haki's pounamu is taken from him by a strange old man as he lies in the road after a car accident. His search to find the old man brings him into conflict with his family and friends but forces him to confront his fears, re-connect with his family and Maori heritage and, ultimately, become a warrior. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.