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Earth Dragon, Fire Hare

Catran, Ken more...

Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Junior Fiction
BIC Subjects: War stories
Audience: Children/juvenile ; Young adult
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Publication Date: 1/04/2012
Place of Publication: New Zealand

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The conflict in Malaysia during and after World War Two, as seen from the perspectives of a Kiwi soldier (Peter) and a Chinese Malay freedom fighter (Ng). Against a background of culture clash and political and individual conflicts, two young men are drawn inexorably together as victims and products of the Malay conflict. Will events or their deeper selves guide them when their backs are against the wall? An action-packed, compelling, and ultimately moving book about a war that in which New Zealand participated, but which has not been written about. Ages 12+.