New Zealand Girl: Hene and the Burning Harbour
New Zealand Girl: Hene and the Burning Harbour

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 2013-08-21

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1742539440

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Hene is a Maori girl living in 1840s New Zealand. When her twin brother falls dangerously ill, her parents fear she will also catch the sickness, so they send her away from her home at the pa to the Paihia mission station. Life with the missionaries is difficult. Hene must wear an uncomfortable European dress and learn to sew, which she hates. Meanwhile, across the water in Russell, the world is in turmoil. Hone Heke has cut down the flagpole again and has attacked Korororeka. Hene sees smoke and fire from across the bay; the town is on fire and her best friend from the mission house, Rangi, is trapped there. Hene is the only one who can save her.

Hene and the Burning Harbour
Hene and the Burning Harbour

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Puffin Books

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 9780143307730

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Book two in the New Zealand Girl series, Paula Morris's Hene and the Burning Harbour tells the story of Hene, a Maori girl living in 1840s New Zealand. For readers aged 7 - 10. Northland, 1845. When Hene's twin brother falls dangerously ill, her parents fear she will also catch the sickness, so they send her away from her home at the pa to the Paihia mission station. Life with the missionaries is difficult. Hene must wear a hot European dress and learn to sew, which she hates. Meanwhile, across the water in Russell, the world is in turmoil. Hone Heke has cut down the flagpole again and has attacked Korororeka. Hene sees smoke and fire from across the bay; the town is on fire and her best friend from the mission house, Rangi, is trapped there. Hene is the only one who can save her What was life like so many years ago? Find out through the eyes of a girl who's just like you.

New Zealand Girl: Rebecca and the Queen of Nation
New Zealand Girl: Rebecca and the Queen of Nation

Author: Deborah Burnside

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1742539432

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STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2014 'Take me with you to New Zealand!' Ireland to New Zealand, 1874. When ten-year-old Rebecca Kelly is sent to the dreary Derry workhouse she decides that this is not the life for her, so she steals a pony to ride to Belfast. Rebecca is determined to join her brother, who is a sailor on the ship Queen of Nations bound for New Zealand, but this is difficult for a young girl without a penny to her name. Rebecca must become a servant and earn her passage to the new colony. Join Rebecca as she experiences the excitement and fears of life as a nineteenth-century immigrant girl. What was life like so many years ago? Find out through the eyes of a girl who's just like you.

Queen of Beauty
Queen of Beauty

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 2004-12-03

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1742288332

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Spanning three generations of a large Pakeha/Maori family in a narrative that skilfully handles interwoven stories and multiple voices, Queen of Beauty explores the fragility of truth, the elusiveness of the past, and the transcendent power of love. Virginia Seton lives in rainy, seedy New Orleans, working as a researcher for a historical novelist with a 'strip-mined' imagination. On a brief trip back to New Zealand for her sister's wedding, Virginia is drawn into the family secrets, lies and tensions of both the past and the present.

New Zealand Girl: Charlotte and the Golden Promise
New Zealand Girl: Charlotte and the Golden Promise

Author: Sandy McKay

Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Published: 2014-01-29

Total Pages: 87

ISBN-13: 1742539459

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'I'm sure it'll be much more fun at the goldfields'. Dunedin, 1865 Charlotte loves to play marbles with her best friend Harry and read about adventures on the high seas. But Charlotte will have to leave school soon and help her mother with the house and the younger children. Charlotte can't imagine anything worse. When it looks like her mother is going to keep her home for good, Charlotte and her new friend Cyril board a Cobb & Co coach and head to Hogburn Gully, where the Otago gold rush is in full swing. But the mining town isn't what Charlotte imagined. Can Charlotte find a fortune in the goldfields? Or will she have to return home to a narrow life of sewing, cooking and looking after her little sisters?

Ruined: A Novel
Ruined: A Novel

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010-02-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0545231965

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A gripping supernatural mystery and romance set in post-Katrina New Orleans.Rebecca couldn't feel more out of place in New Orleans. She's staying in a creepy house with her aunt, who reads tarot cards. And at the snooty prep school, a pack of filthy-rich girls treat Rebecca like she's invisible. Only gorgeous, unavailable Anton Grey gives Rebecca the time of day, but she wonders if he's got a hidden agenda. Then one night, among the oak trees in Lafayette Cemetery, Rebecca makes a friend. Sweet, mysterious Lisette is eager to show Rebecca the nooks and crannies of New Orleans. There's just one catch.Lisette is a ghost.

Dark Souls
Dark Souls

Author: Barry Porter

Publisher: Zebra Books

Published: 1989-05

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780821726518

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In an isolated cabin in the Colorado mountains, five people gather for a reunion. But an evil beast lurks among them--a shapeless entity intent upon recruiting them into its foul army. And one woman realizes that only her tormented dreams can save the earth from evil.

Dark Souls
Dark Souls

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 054525132X

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Sixteen-year-old Miranda Tennant arrives in York, England, with her parents and brother, trying to recover from the terrible accident that killed her best friend, and while in the haunted city she falls in love for the first time as two boys, one also suffering from a great loss and the other a ghost, fight for her attentions.

Unbroken: A Ruined Novel
Unbroken: A Ruined Novel

Author: Paula Morris

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0545509076

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Welcome back to New Orleans.Where the streets swirl with jazz and beauty.Where the houses breathe with ghosts. A year ago, Rebecca Brown escaped death in a New Orleans cemetery. Now she has returned to this haunting city. She is looking forward to seeing Anton Grey, the boy who may or may not have her heart.But she also meets a ghost: a troubled boy who insists only she can help him. Soon Rebecca finds herself embroiled in another murder mystery from more than a century ago. But as she tries to right wrongs, she finds more questions thananswers: Is she putting her friends, and herself, in danger? Can she trust this new ghost? And has she stumbled into something much bigger and more serious than she understands?

Dorland's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations
Dorland's Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations

Author: Dorland

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2015-07-24

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0323442544

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Medical acronyms and abbreviations offer convenience, but those countless shortcuts can often be confusing. Now a part of the popular Dorland's suite of products, this reference features thousands of terms from across various medical specialties. Its alphabetical arrangement makes for quick reference, and expanded coverage of symbols ensures they are easier to find. Effective communication plays an important role in all medical settings, so turn to this trusted volume for nearly any medical abbreviation you might encounter. - Symbols section makes it easier to locate unusual or seldom-used symbols. - Convenient alphabetical format allows you to find the entry you need more intuitively. - More than 90,000 entries and definitions. - Many new and updated entries including terminology in expanding specialties, such as Nursing; Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies; Transcription and Coding; Computer and Technical Fields. - New section on abbreviations to avoid, including Joint Commission abbreviations that are not to be used. - Incorporates updates suggested by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).