Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea - Softcover

Roxborogh, T K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1775503976 ISBN 13: 9781775503972

Publisher: Huia Publishers, 2020

Synopsis

On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi - a mermaid - 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.

About this title

About the Author

T K Roxborogh (Ngati Porou and Ngati Mutunga o Wharekauri) is an award-winning author of more than thirty published works, both fiction and non-fiction. Her latest publication was My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point, which won the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and a Storylines Notable Book Award. She teaches English has been a writing mentor and a judge for short stories and for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Edition details

• Publisher: Huia Publishers
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1775503976
• ISBN 13: 9781775503972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224