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This NZ YA novel comes freighted with all the hoopla surrounding it's rather inexplicable "interim restriction" of September 2015. Made further curious by the fact it won the NZ Post Children's book award of 2013.
This book mostly charmed me, Te Arepa Santos (Devon) is an unforgettable character. Parental advisory sticker probably earned in the second half.
Read Harder Task 16 - Banned Book in your country #readharder2017
so-soRead this for #bannedbooksweek - love the inclusion of Maori culture and multiple sexualities, bothered by the predatory relationship and lack of consent that aren't addressed (but would I ban it? Never!
Found a book that's banned in NZ which can be one of the most liberal countries in the world. Looking forward to getting my hands on this one. #BannedBooksWeek
Thinking about #bannedbooks, I've decided it's about time I read this one... It won Children's Book of the Year here in New Zealand a couple of years back, then was temporarily banned following pressure from religious groups (they didn't like the sex scenes, apparently). From what I understand, it sold like hotcakes when the ban was lifted, so that backfired nicely for the complainers 😉
panCouldn't really get into this book. Seemed to have too much going on and couldn't really follow the point of the story or the story itself.
Into The River | 
