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1) Whale rider
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai...
2) River Queen
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
"Where the forest meets the river ... a young Irish woman has grown up amongst soldiers on Te Awanui - The Great River. Too young, and pregnant by the son of a Māori chief, she gives birth to a son, who is kidnapped by his Māori grandfather. Abandoned by her soldier father, Sarah's life becomes a search for her son as she finds herself torn between Doyle, the broken-down soldier, and Wiremu, the son of a Māori warrior. As the conflict escalates...
3) Whale rider
Series
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order...