Nine Girls

Name: Nine Girls
Brand: Penguin Group (NZ)
SKU: 9781776958146
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By Stacy Gregg

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Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg is a captivating and suspenseful adventure that transports readers to early 1980s New Zealand, a time of social change and personal discovery. This gripping tale follows the journey of Titch, a determined young girl with a brave spirit and a passion... Read More

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Nine Girls

Description

Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg is a captivating and suspenseful adventure that transports readers to early 1980s New Zealand, a time of social change and personal discovery. This gripping tale follows the journey of Titch, a determined young girl with a brave spirit and a passion for uncovering secrets. Her quest? To find a mysterious treasure of gold buried somewhere on her family's land despite the ominous curse placed to protect it.

As Titch delves into the mystery of the hidden gold, she faces an unexpected encounter with a mystical creature from the river, which unveils secrets lying beneath its surface. Throughout her exploration, Titch not only unearths the truth about the buried treasure but also discovers deeper insights into her own heritage. She grapples with the feeling of being an outsider and learns valuable lessons about identity, belonging, and resilience.

Stacy Gregg, renowned for her work including Pony Club Secrets and The Princess and the Foal, brings her award-winning storytelling to this mesmerising narrative. Gregg's accolades include the prestigious Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction, evidencing her talent for creating compelling stories that resonate with readers of all ages.

Nine Girls expertly weaves suspense and adventure, making it a page-turner that will keep readers hooked from start to finish. It's not just a treasure hunt; it's a profound journey about growing up, confronting fears, and understanding one's place in the world amidst the backdrop of New Zealand's social unrest. Perfect for readers looking for a rich, immersive experience, this novel is sure to leave a lasting impression.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781776958146

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 288

Collections

All Books Fiction Stacy Gregg Young Adult

About the Author

Stacy Gregg (Ngati Mahuta/Ngati Pukeko/Ngati Maru) grew up in Ngaruawahia, the small but culturally significant town where Nine Girls, her multiple-award-winning children's novel, is set. Stacy's first book with Penguin Random House UK/NZ, Nine Girls takes place in the socially tumultuous late seventies and early eighties in New Zealand and won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2024. It is written for a readership of 10 -13 years but holds just as much appeal for adult audiences, exploring similar themes to her 2022 essay published in The Spinoff, 'The Maoris From the Town Side of the River', which won a New Zealand Voyager Journalism Award in 2023. Stacy has previously published 32 middle-grade fiction novels with HarperCollins UK and remains HarperCollins New Zealand's third best-selling children's author of all-time, after David Walliams and Dr Seuss. Her Pony Club Secrets series has sold over 1.5 million copies globally in English alone and later became the CBBC TV series Mystic, which ran for three seasons. Stacy's second series Pony Club Rivals continued to define and dominate pony genre fiction before she moved into stand-alone hardbacks. The first of these, The Princess and the Foal, released in 2013 and was based on the true-life story of Princess Haya of Jordan, written with the blessing of HRH. Stacy travelled to the royal palaces and stables of Jordan for research and since then has travelled to Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Russia and Iceland to research her novels. Before her winning sweep in the national book awards, Stacy has been eight times a finalist and a consecutive three-time winner of the Children's Choice Award. She has also twice won TV's WhatNow Children's Choice Award for middle-grade fiction. Stacy's other titles for younger readers include the junior fiction series, Spellbound Ponies, the picture books In or Out and The Easter Bunny Hunt for HarperCollins UK, and the popular Mini Whinny series for Scholastic. Her screenwriting credits include Mystic and the Acorn TV series, My Life Is Murder, starring Xena Warrior Princess's Lucy Lawless. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand.