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Name: The Comeback Kid
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SKU: 9781869717186
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By Airana Ngarewa

Series: Charlie Boy

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Charlie Boy might be just an ordinary kid, but he's about to get into some EXTRA-ordinary trouble... Get ready for this funny, fast-paced, friendship adventure with lots of kick. Meet Charlie Boy: skinny, small, looks like a strand of spaghetti. He and his best friend, Rocky... Read More

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Charlie Boy might be just an ordinary kid, but he's about to get into some EXTRA-ordinary trouble...

Get ready for this funny, fast-paced, friendship adventure with lots of kick.

Meet Charlie Boy: skinny, small, looks like a strand of spaghetti. He and his best friend, Rocky the Lower Hutt Chief, are good at getting into trouble together.

But when Charlie and Rocky get into a bit too much trouble, Charlie is sent to live with his dad in THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, and there's not much to do in a small town... unless your dad happens to be a retired MMA fighter.

As Charlie learns the ins and outs of mixed-martial arts, he sees an opportunity to redeem himself—a martial arts tournament that will declare the best fighter and the best fighting style, AND it has a prize of ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

Only it's not easy to make a comeback, and there's more to MMA than the fight. Charlie is about to find out just how far he's willing to go to get to the top.

Bestselling author Airana Ngarewa's children's debut is full of action, friendship, and well-placed punches, with accompanying illustrations by Story Hemi-Morehouse.

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The Comeback Kid

Charlie Boy might be just an ordinary kid, but he's about to get into some EXTRA-ordinary trouble... Get ready for this funny, fast-paced, friendship adventure with lots of kick. Meet Charlie Boy: skinny, small, looks like a strand of spaghetti. He and his best friend, Rocky the Lower Hutt Chief, are good at getting into trouble together. But when Charlie...

By Airana Ngarewa

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ISBN: 9781869717186

Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 August 2026

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Little Moa

Illustration: Integrated black and white images

Audience: Children

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Weight: 300g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Airana Ngarewa (Author)

Airana Ngarewa (Ngati Ruanui, Nga Rauru, Ngaruahine) was born and raised in Taranaki. He is a schoolteacher and a former professional cage fighter.

His debut novel The Bone Tree, published in 2023, was the number-one bestselling work of fiction in Aotearoa New Zealand for 11 weeks. His second book, Patea Boys, was published in 2024 and is uniquely designed to be read one way in English and the other in te Reo Maori.

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