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Mama's Trippin'

by Katy Watson-Kell

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‘… absorbing and believably voiced … Watson-Kell’s respect and first-hand experience of the island and its people shows through her sensitive portrayal of Von’s spiritual awakening.’ Sydney Morning Herald

Von’s mum has been gone for over ten years when, out of the blue, she invites him to New Zealand. Charlene works nights at a Wellington nightclub; her boyfriend’s running from the cops, and she’s struggling to keep her two-year-old daughter. Trapped in Charlene’s chaotic world, Von spends every night at home playing parent to Stella. And then things go badly wrong — drugs, kidnapping, murder … Von is drawn to the home of his Moriori ancestors. The answers wait for him there, but does he have the strength to find them?

Categories
Young Adult, Award Winning
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Fremantle Press
Awards

Short listed, Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards, 2006

ISBN11
1 92106 407 2
ISBN13
9 781921 064074
HB/PB
Paperback
Format
B Format (192mm x 128mm)
Pages
206
Teaching Notes
MAMAS TRIPPIN TEACHING NOTES WEB.pdf
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