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  • 5 stars across 9 books
Mandy Hager has been awarded the Katherine Mansfield Menton fellowship for 2014, and she was the 2012 recipient of the New Zealand Society of Authors Beatson Fellowship. She won the Esther Glen Award for Fiction for her YA novel Smashed and Best Young Adult Book in the NZ Post Book Awards 2010 for The Crossing. The Nature of Ash won the LIANZA YA Fiction Award in 2013 and was shortlisted for the 2013 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. Hager has a MA in Creative Writing from Victoria University and an Advanced Diploma in Applied Arts (Writing) from Whitireia Community Polytechnic, where she now works as a tutor and mentor. She lives with her partner on the Kapiti Coast. She has written novels for adults and young adults, short stories, scripts, and non-fiction resources for young people. See more at www.mandyhager.com, and on her Facebook pages for the Blood of the Lamb trilogy and for The Nature of Ash. Internationally acclaimed writer Margaret Mahy proclaimed The Crossing as being like 1984 for teenagers direct, passionate and powerful , while in the Otago Daily Times children s writer and reviewer Tania R

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Smashed Smashed
4th February 2021

Smashed

When his dad moves out, Jamie tries to fill his shoes. He needs to become head of the household – right? With his mum d... MoreSmashed

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The Nature of Ash The Nature of Ash
6th March 2018

The Nature of Ash

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Ash Arising Ash Arising
28th May 2018

Ash Arising

The gripping sequel to the prize-winning thriller The Nature of Ash. Ash McCarthy thought he had done enough by broadcas... MoreAsh Arising

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The Nature of Ash The Nature of Ash
2nd November 2018

The Nature of Ash

A prize-winning, fast-paced thriller that explores love and loss, assumptions and prejudices, truth and fiction, and the... MoreThe Nature of Ash

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The Nature of Ash (16pt Large Print Edition) The Nature of Ash (16pt Large Print Edition)
7th March 2018

The Nature of Ash (16pt Large Print Edition)

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Singing Home the Whale Singing Home the Whale
20th November 2014

Singing Home the Whale

An extraordinary story of a boy who protects a baby orca that locals believe is threatening their livelihood.... MoreSinging Home the Whale

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Protest!: Shaping Aotearoa Protest!: Shaping Aotearoa
28th July 2022

Protest!: Shaping Aotearoa

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Hindsight: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand History Hindsight: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand History
28th July 2022

Hindsight: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand History

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1st May 2024

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    Jamie's family is in the midst of upheaval.  His mum wants to divorce his dad, his dad has moved out, Jamie is battling conflicting emotions and in be...

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