TY  - BOOK
AU  - McVeagh,Janine
TI  - Earthquake!: the diary of Katie Bourke, Napier, 1930-31 
T2  - My New Zealand story
SN  - 9781775430155
U1  - NZ823.2 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Scholastic
KW  - Depressions
KW  - 1929-
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Children's fiction
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Family life
KW  - Napier (N.Z.)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1918-1945
KW  - Children's stories, New Zealand
KW  - local
N1  - Novel for children; Previous ed: 2004. (My story); Cover subtitle: Napier, 1930-31
N2  - 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
ER  -