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Polis Books
June 2016
On Sale: June 14, 2016
Featuring: Te Arepa
ISBN: 1943818193 EAN: 9781943818198 Kindle: B01912KFJS Hardcover / e-Book
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Young Adult
Te Arepa is an adventurous Maori boy, bound to the history,
customs and rituals of his people. Yet when he comes upon a
giant eel while fishing, he is convinced the creature is a
taniwha, or water demon, and follows it. Yet what Te Arepa
finds in the river is far different, far more sinister. And
it will change his life forever. Te Arepa has always been curious about experiencing life
beyond his tribe. His wishes seem granted when he is awarded
a scholarship at a prestigious boarding school, far away
from the Maori. Leaving behind his family and their
traditions, Te Arepa sets out to discover a strange new
world with customs of its own...as well as new enemies. When he arrives at school, Te Arepa finds the freedom and
everything it offers intoxicating. But to fit in, he
realizes that he must shed his identity, culture, and even
his name. And he comes to realize that what the water demon
showed him in the darkness of the river that day changed
him, and that freedom comes with a heavy price.
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