Earth Dragon Fire Hare
By (Author) Ken Catran
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
14th June 2012
New Zealand
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues
823.3
Short-listed for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction Award 2013
Paperback
274
Width 135mm, Height 210mm, Spine 15mm
200g
The conflict in Malaysia during and after World War Two, as seen from the perspectives of a Kiwi soldier (Peter) and a Chinese Malay freedom fighter (Ng). Against a background of culture clash and political and individual conflicts, two young men are drawn inexorably together as victims and products of the Malay conflict. Will events or their deeper selves guide them when their backs are against the wall An action-packed, compelling, and ultimately moving book about a war that in which New Zealand participated, but which has not been written about.
Ken Catran is an award-winning author of young adult fiction and fantasy, whose works have been adapted for television. With dozens of titles to his name, he is a highly respected contributor to the Storylines writers in schools programme, and has enthralled countless young readers and writers.