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Earthquake! : the diary of Katie Bourke, Napier, 1930-31 / written by Janine McVeagh.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: My New Zealand story | My storyPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2011.Edition: Redesigned edDescription: 167 pages; illustrations; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781775430155 (pbk.)
  • 1775430154 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • NZ823.2 22
Summary: On the day of her father's funeral, 11 year-old Katie Bourke begins a diary. It is 1930 and New Zealand is in the grip of the Great Depression. Money is scarce and even basic necessities are hard to find. Katie describes how she longs to escape the boredom of school and do something to help her struggling family. Then a disaster happens which turns every body's world upside down. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Junior Fiction Junior Fiction Waimate Junior Fiction Children &Young Adults Section McVE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00543013

Novel for children.

Previous ed: 2004. (My story).

Cover subtitle: Napier, 1930-31.

On the day of her father's funeral, 11 year-old Katie Bourke begins a diary. It is 1930 and New Zealand is in the grip of the Great Depression. Money is scarce and even basic necessities are hard to find. Katie describes how she longs to escape the boredom of school and do something to help her struggling family. Then a disaster happens which turns every body's world upside down. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

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