Friday 19 July 2019

A New Zealand book every kid should read before the age of 12 - Under The Mountain by Maurice Gee




The New Zealand Book Council came up with a list of books by New Zealanders that they reckon every kid should have read by the age of 12.  I decided to check out the ones I haven't read and post about the ones I agreed were good (in no particular order).

Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee is not for very young children.  But if your children liked Harry Potter they'll like this.  Originally published in 1979 but has hardly dated at all.

Young twins get involved in a hair raising adventure to save Auckland (and the planet) from extinction.  They have special powers.

Adults who like sci-fi will like this one too.

This was the author's first childrens' book – he went on to write many others.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Your comments are most welcome. I have currently disabled anonymous comments due to unwanted spam. Cheers