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Ihimaera, Witi
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4-6
In this book, now a movie, Kahu is shunned by her grandfather, a modern-day Maori chief who wanted a male grandchild to carry on the tribal leadership. The guileless young girl proves her merit, however, when an ancient whale is beached on a nearby shore. Kahu's story has the power of a myth, though the use of an adult narrator (Kahu's uncle) and the novel's many slow, mystical passages may distance young readers. Glos.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
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