Earthquake! : the diary of Katie Bourke, Napier, 1930-31 / written by Janine McVeagh.
Material type: TextSeries: My New Zealand storyPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Scholastic, 2011.Edition: Redesigned edDescription: 167 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781775430155
- 1775430154
- NZ823.2 22
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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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 |
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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