DescriptionWhetū Toa and the Magician is the first book in the series. This is the second book. The third book is Whetū Toa and The Secret Spies. For readers aged 7 ReviewsWhatBookNext.com ~ An enjoyable and quickly paced story, Whetū Toa and the Hunt for Ramses is perfect for animal lovers aged 7 up. Not only are there talking animals with unique personalities, there is magic, mystery, humour, and even fantasy as Whetū skips across dimensions with the help of a cat and the stars. Subtly threaded throughout the story is guidance for Whetū and the animals themselves on bullying, sharing worries to help make them smaller, and most of all taking the time to ask if someone is okay.About the Kiwi authorSteph Matuku (Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Te Atiawa) is a freelance writer from Taranaki. She enjoys writing stories for young people, and her work has appeared on the page, stage and screen. Her first two novels, Flight of the Fantail and Whetū Toa and the Magician were Storylines Notable Books. Whetū Toa and the Magician was a finalist at the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. In 2021, she was awarded the established Māori writer residency at the Michael King Centre where she worked on a novel about post-apocalyptic climate change.
