The Haystack
A vintage Jack Lasenby tale set in Waharoa, the same town and Depression years as the setting for Old Drumble, and featuring some of the same characters. This time the protagonist is Maggie, a young girl being raised by her widowed father, with the help of the whole village.
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| Interest Age |
8-11 years |
| Reading Age |
8-11 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
256 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 197mm
Spine: 11mm |
| Weight |
195g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Catalogue Code |
86822 |
Description of this Book
A vintage Jack Lasenby tale set in Waharoa, the same town and Depression years as the setting for Old Drumble, and featuring some of the same characters. This time the protagonist is Maggie, a young girl being raised by her widowed father, with the help of the whole village. The whole of Waharoa is also banding together to beat the weather and bring in the harvest and build the haystack. Warm, witty, delightfully poignant story with fun, mischief, the burning down of a dunny, and ultimately a tragedy as seen through the eyes of a child.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for LIANZA Children's Book Awards: Esther Glen Award 2011.
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Author's Bio
Jack Lasenby lives in Wellington and has written many books about Waharoa, where he grew up in the olden days. His last book, Old Drumble, won the 2009 NZ Post Junior Fiction Award.
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