Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea
โ Scribed by T K Roxborogh
- Book ID
- 110791839
- Publisher
- Huia (NZ) Ltd
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781775504993
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi โ a mermaid โ washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Maori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is degrading the ocean and creatures are fleeing the sea. This has reignited anger between the gods, which breaks out in storms, earthquakes and huge seas. The human world and realm of the gods are thrown into chaos. The ponaturi believes Charlie is the only one who can stop the destruction because his stump is a sign that he straddles both worlds. So begins Charlie's journey to find a way to reunite the gods, realise the power in the ancient songs his grandfather taught him, and discover why he was the one for the task.
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