DescriptionIn their travels, the children experience aspects of events in New Zealand history, such as the invasion of Parihaka, the Great Depression, World War Two, the Musket Wars and the eruption of Mount Taranaki. They also experience changes in the town and landscape, the attitudes of people and the way people live their lives.Kate’s comment ~ more of a younger middle grade read for readers aged 8 to 10 with a relatively uncomplicated plot line and straightforward writing style.Winner, NZ Booklovers Award for Best Junior Fiction Book 2023 Finalist, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2022Read a short sample from Amorangi and Millie’s Trip Through Time (download a PDF)ReviewsRead NZ ~ This book was an enjoyable read. The first thing that really caught me was the concept, it was so interesting. The idea that you had to go back through each generation of your family tree. There are a lot of books about time travel, and this concept wasn’t really one that I’d read about before. The settings were also so vivid and detailed. I could see the picture of where the characters were in my head.About the Kiwi authorLauren Keenan (Te Āti Awa ki Taranaki) is a writer of creative non-fiction, novels, short stories and popular psychology. Lauren was a winner at the 2017 Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers and a finalist in the 2019 awards. She was also a participant in Te Papa Tupu mentoring programme. Her short stories have appeared in Huia Short Stories collections in 2015, 2017 and 2019, and in 2020 her book The 52 Week Project was published. Lauren has a Master of Arts in History.
