Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests. She is in for a rough ride. As international attention is focused on the Pacific and the environment, the stakes rise. She is joined by Sahara, a young peace activist from England and Marie-Louise, a French nuclear physici
Kura Toa: Warrior School
โ Scribed by Tim Tipene
- Book ID
- 111018691
- Publisher
- Libro International
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781877514029
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Teenager Haki must confront family, friends, school and his fears to serve his people and grow into a warrior; targeting 12โ16 year-old boys. 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. Haki's 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: Warrior School is a perennial reader for junior classes in high schools and has just been adapted for the stage by Bay of Islands College, Northland.
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