TY - BOOK AU - Pearse-Otene,Helen AU - Burdan,Andrew TI - Meariki: te rapunga i te pono T2 - Waituhi o Matawehi SN - 9781775501893 : U1 - 741.5993 23 KW - Pakiwaituhi KW - reo KW - Ao wairua KW - Matakite KW - Te Ao Tāwhito KW - Māori (New Zealand people) KW - Children's fiction KW - Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki KW - Pakiwaitara N1 - Graphic fantasy novel for young adults set in pre-European times; Intermediate, junior secondary N2 - "This graphic novel in te reo Māori is about Meariki, a slave who serves a chief's only daughter, Hineamuru. When Hineamuru is abducted by a warlock, Meariki and Pēhi, a young warrior and Hineamuru's lover, go on a hazardous journey to rescue Hineamuru. Pēhi is brave but arrogant, while Meariki is clever and resourceful, and the journey's success rests on her. During the adventure, Pēhi and Meariki uncover hidden truths, and Meariki realises that in saving Hineamuru, her own true destiny will be revealed"--Publisher information ER -