{"product_id":"nine-girls-paperback-by-stacy-gregg","title":"Nine Girls Paperback by Stacy Gregg","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePuffin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-03-25)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780241685242\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e204.12\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.76 x 12.88 x 1.88\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the two main children's book awards in Aotearoa New Zealand: the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and the Storylines Notable Junior Fiction Award 2024. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey dug a hole right there on our farm on the bank of the Mangawara and they put the box filled with gold inside it and covered it with dirt. And to keep the gold safe until they could return one of them placed a tapu on it. A tapu so that anyone who tried to touch the gold before they could come back for it would die.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitch is determined to find the gold hidden somewhere on her family's farm. It might be tapu but that won't put her off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer dad has gone bankrupt, and she has had to leave her home in the city and move back with her family to smalltown Ngaruawahia, start a new school and find new friends. Could the hidden gold be the way to fix her family's money problems?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitch, her cousins and new friend Tania set out to find the gold. But an unexpected encounter with a creature from the nearby river sees Titch learn about her own Maori heritage and the dangers of messing with tapu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating insight into Maori legend and culture, \u003ci\u003eNine Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is a page-turning adventure that shows what it's like to feel like an outsider in our own world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eStacy Gregg (Ngati Mahuta\/Ngati Pukeko\/Ngati Maru) is an award-winning, bestselling New Zealand writer. She grew up in Ngaruawahia and her essay about the town, \u003ci\u003eThe Maoris From The Town Side of the River \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Voyager national journalism award in 2023.\u003cbr\u003eStacy has written over thirty novels. Her \u003ci\u003ePony Club Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e series has sold over 1.5 million copies globally and was adapted into the CBBC TV series \u003ci\u003eMystic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552487985313,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780241685242","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780241685242.jpg?v=1781707329","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/nine-girls-paperback-by-stacy-gregg","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}