DescriptionA Storylines Notable Book 2022. Age recommendation: 7-12 yearsBuy all three Children of the Rush books in our box-set and save 10%.“Gritty, thrilling, and yet beautiful. I loved this, and you will too!” ~ Weng Wai Chan, author of Lizard’s Tale, winner of the NZ Junior Fiction Award“Rich characters and nail-biting action, with a sprinkling of fantasy. There’s gold in this here book!” ~ Tom E. Moffatt, award-winning author of books and jokes for kids“A terrific addition to New Zealand stories.” ~ Joan Mackenzie, head book buyer, Whitcoulls“It makes for a satisfying story where the characters are well developed and the chaos of 1860s, on the Otago goldfields, is well described for middle grade readers aged 8 – 13. Russell seamlessly incorporates te reo and te ao Māori elements as well as flagging how difficult life was for those miners who came from China hoping to strike it lucky. It gives more of a contemporary feel to what is well written and researched historical fiction. The ending did feel a little too ‘happily ever after’ for the time the story takes place in, but further adventure isn’t far away with book two coming next year. I’ll look forward to it.” ~ Dionne Christian, Kete Books. Read the full review.Kiwi author James RussellFind out more about best-selling children’s book author James Russell, from Auckland on his author page.
