The bone tiki /
Hair, David, 1965-
The bone tiki / David Hair. - Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins, 2009. - 303 p. ; 20 cm. - Aotearoa ; book 1. . - Hair, David, 1965- author. Aotearoa ; book 1. .
Novel for young adults. Reprinted 2010, 2011. Book 1 in the Aotearoa series.
"Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it badly, and he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal."--Back cover. Suggested level secondary.
New Zealand Post Best First Book Award, 2010
9781869507343 9781869507343 1869507347
Adventure and adventurers--Teen fiction.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Teen fiction.
Hei tiki
Pakiwaitara
Tāngata
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
Fantasy fiction.
NZ823.3
The bone tiki / David Hair. - Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins, 2009. - 303 p. ; 20 cm. - Aotearoa ; book 1. . - Hair, David, 1965- author. Aotearoa ; book 1. .
Novel for young adults. Reprinted 2010, 2011. Book 1 in the Aotearoa series.
"Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it badly, and he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal."--Back cover. Suggested level secondary.
New Zealand Post Best First Book Award, 2010
9781869507343 9781869507343 1869507347
Adventure and adventurers--Teen fiction.
Māori (New Zealand people)--Teen fiction.
Hei tiki
Pakiwaitara
Tāngata
Young adult fiction, New Zealand.
Fantasy fiction.
NZ823.3