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Mission Girl
Series: My New Zealand Story
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When her tribe is defeated in battle, Atapo is captured and becomes a slave of her enemies. Freedom seems impossible; the penalty for runaway slaves is death. But when sickness strikes the village, Atapo is blamed—and now it is even more dangerous to stay. To save...
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When her tribe is defeated in battle, Atapō is captured and becomes a slave of her enemies. Freedom seems impossible; the penalty for runaway slaves is death. But when sickness strikes the village, Atapō is blamed – and now it is even more dangerous to stay. To save her life, she escapes to the Pākehā mission station at Paihia.
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When her tribe is defeated in battle, Atapo is captured and becomes a slave of her enemies. Freedom seems impossible; the penalty for runaway slaves is death. But when sickness strikes the village, Atapo is blamed—and now it is even more dangerous to stay.
To save her life, she escapes to the Pakeha mission station at Paihia. There, Atapo is taught to read and write, and learns of the threat to Māori by some unscrupulous settlers greedy for land.
Against the backdrop of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Atapo discovers how her education can save her tribal lands and help her reclaim her destiny as the guiding star of her people.
Mission Girl by Fleur Beale weaves a compelling tale of resilience and empowerment in a pivotal time of history.
Series: My New Zealand Story
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781775436188
Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2020
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand
Edition: New edition
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Fleur Beale is a Wellington-based award-winning author. Beale was born in Inglewood, Taranaki, on the farm where her father was born. Her father was a dairy farmer, her mother was a teacher and a writer. Fleur attended Victoria University in Wellington, followed by Christchurch Teachers’ College, where she met her husband. Beale’s first stories were written for the children’s radio programme, Grandpa’s Place. Her first full novel, Slide the Corner, was published in 1993. Writing a novel taught her how to develop the plot and expand the characters and their intentions towards one another.
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