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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: My New Zealand storyPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2011.Edition: Redesigned edDescription: 167 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781775430155
  • 1775430154
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 Item holds
Children's fiction Hāwera LibraryPlus Children's Children's fiction MacVEAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available i2160507
Children's fiction Ōpunakē LibraryPlus Children's Children's fiction MacVEAG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I2191518
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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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