Children of the Rush
Children of the Rush
"Terrific! Gritty, thrilling and beautiful."
- Weng Wai Chan, winner of the NZ Junior Fiction Award and finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Book one of the Children of the Rush series. Sign up to our newsletter to receive notifications about the next book in the series.
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Australia: $10.00
Rest of the world: $15.00
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WINNER OF A STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD AND A FINALIST IN THE NZ BOOK AWARDS!
Available in paperback and audiobook (listen to a sample below).
It’s 1861, and gold fever is sweeping New Zealand. Otherwise sensible adults have gone mad and will do anything to get their hands on the precious metal.
But two children have been caught up in the rush.
Michael and Atarangi couldn’t be more different, but they share one thing: each has a remarkable and magical talent.
Circumstances conspire to bring the children together in the remote and inhospitable goldfields, and they’re thrust into a world where lawlessness, greed, and cruelty reign.
When the children find out that a cut-throat gang stalks the goldfields, preying upon the innocent, they have a choice to make: turn a blind eye, or fight back?
"Gritty, thrilling, and yet beautiful. I loved this, and you will too!"
Weng Wai Chan, author of Lizard’s Tale, winner of the NZ Junior Fiction Award
“Rich characters and nail-biting action, with a sprinkling of fantasy. There's gold in this here book!”
Tom E. Moffatt, award-winning author of books and jokes for kids
"Terrific!"
Joan Mackenzie, head book buyer, Whitcoulls
Listen to a sample of the audiobook below ( produced with assistance from the PANZ Audiobook Project Fund supported by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage)
“James has saved the best for last. This book is positively riveting!”
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Sophie Wilton
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“Brilliant!”
- The New Zealand Herald
The first book in the Dragon Brothers Trilogy
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Age recommendation: 2-7 years
“Children’s book of the year!”
- Doris Mousdale, Newstalk ZB
The second book in the Dragon Brothers Trilogy
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Age recommendation: 3-7 years
“A joy!”
- Booksellers NZ
The third book in the Dragon Brothers Trilogy
32 pages, available in either paperback or hardback.
Age recommendation: 3-7 years
“Spellbinding!”
- Joan Mackenzie, head book buyer, Whitcoulls
The first book in The Dragon Defenders novels
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“A modern-day Famous Five”
- Angela Travers, Unity Books
The second book in The Dragon Defenders novels
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“Simply magical.”
– Kathryn Stewart, Children’s Book Buyer, Whitcoulls
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