DescriptionWINNER, Young Adult Fiction Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult, 2021ReviewsNZCYA judges’ comments ~ “Where this book shines the brightest is in Shilo Kino’s uncontestable genius for crafting believable, authentic voices that are thoroughly rooted in this place, these times. You feel the shapes of the words in your mouth, hear the resonance they leave in your ears – and the resonance of these words and this book is clear and long-lasting.”Zac McCallum, My Best Friends are Books ~ “Shilo gives you a snapshot of life in Aotearoa, with the gritty reality but also some humour and great characters that you root for. ”About the Kiwi authorShilo Kino (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) is an award-winning writer and journalist. The Pōrangi Boy is her first book and was the winner of the Young Adult Fiction Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2021. Shilo has written for Newsroom, NZ Herald, The Spinoff, The Pantograph Punch, The Guardian and North and South, and she previously worked on the current affairs show Marae. She is passionate about te ao Māori and is also fluent in Mandarin.
