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Cowley, Joy, 1936-

Hunter / Joy Cowley. - Auckland, N.Z. : Puffin, 2005. - 148 pages; 20 cm.

Novel for children. Originally published: New York : Philomel Books, 2004.

In 2005 Jordon and her two younger brothers survive a plane crash but are stranded in remote Fjordland on the South-West coast of New Zealand. In 1805 Hunter, a young Māori slave, is hiding in the same location after escaping his captors. He knows he needs keep running but he also knows that the interconnecting visions he's sharing with Jordon will help her and her brothers survive. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

New Zealand Post Junior Fiction, 2006 New Zealand Post Book of the Year, 2006

ISBN: 0143318292 (pbk.) 9780143318293 (pbk.)

Source: Penguin

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA661589 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013115976 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Maori (New Zealand people)--Juvenile fiction.
Visions--Juvenile fiction.
Extrasensory perception--Juvenile fiction.
Aircraft accidents--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.C8375 / C695 2005

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2