Ted Dawe

A gripping, gritty and award-winning coming-of-age novel for young adult readers. When Te Arepa Santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change the course of his whole life. The boy who struggles to the bank is not the same one who plunged in, moments earlier. He has brushed against the spirit world, and...

Which street racer really controls the strip? An award-winning young adult novel full of fast cars, burn-offs, and an unwritten code of loyalty. Thunder Road. You find it in any city after the cops are in bed. It's where street racers go to test their machines—and their nerve. For me, it was the steep rising pitch of the turbo, the...