DescriptionBook #1 of an exciting YA World War II spy action thriller seriesAn intriguing, thought-provoking and impossible-to-put-down read from an award-winning author that touches on themes of survival, personal responsibility and war, all couched in a unique and gripping adventure story.Katipo Joe #1: Blitzkrieg won the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best YA crime/mystery/thrillerReviewsWhatBookNext.com ~ …. bursting with action, tension, and the historical detail is brilliant throughout (without being too much). There are battles in the streets, on the ocean, from moving vehicles and hand to hand combat. The threads of family and friendship weave through the story, grounding Joe as a young man wanting to do the right thing, whilst training to become an assassin. Fantastic writing, riveting spy action and based on fact, right down to a zebra in the middle of London’s Blitz.About the Kiwi authorBrian Falkner began college intending to study computers, but along the way he decided to shift his focus to something more creative. After gaining a diploma of journalism, he worked as a reporter and advertising copywriter. Other jobs helped pay the bills and also expand the first-hand experiences that would enrich his fiction, among them stints as a motorcycle courier, radio announcer, graphic designer, and an internet developer.Brian’s previous books with Scholastic NZ have been the widely acclaimed Shooting Stars, and his World War One novel, 1917 Machines of War, part of the Kiwis at War series. He has been published in 14 countries, including the USA, Canada, England, Australia, Germany, France, Japan and the Netherlands.Brian currently lives on the Gold Coast of Australia with his wife and two daughters.
