Books by Mandy Hager

"Ash McCarthy thinks he finally has it made, revelling in the freedom of being a student. But life is about to take a drastic turn when two police officers knock on his door. Their devastating news forces him to return home and propels him into a shady world of political intrigue..., corruption, terrorism and lies . . . so many lies."--Publisher information.
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The Crossing, the first of the 'Blood of the Lamb' trilogy, is set on a fictional Pacific island, approximately three generations after an apocalyptic event (a solar flare) in 2012 threw the world into complete chaos. The trilogy follows the fate of fifteen-year-old Maryam and th...ree other main characters - Joseph, Lazarus and Ruth.
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"Ash McCarthy thought he had done enough by broadcasting his story to the world, exposing the corruption and lies of Prime Minister Chandler and his cronies. With his small band of friends and family on a remote campsite in the backcountry, he awaits the international community t...o answer his call for action. But the public response is not what he had hoped for and the fallout from his revelations will lead him and his companions into even more danger. Can Ash withstand the new challenges that confront him? And what of Mikey. Can he survive in this increasingly merciless world?"--Publisher information. "Ash McCarthy thought he had done enough by broadcasting his story to the world,exposing the corruption and lies of Prime Minister Chandler and his cronies. With his small band of friends and family on a remote campsite in the backcountry, he awaits theinternational community to answer his call for action. But the public response is not whathe had hoped for and the fallout from his revelations will lead him and his companionsinto even more danger. Can Ash withstand the new challenges that confront him? And what of Mikey. Can he survive in this increasingly merciless world?"--Publisher information.
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Maryam might fight for her life, freedom and love in this stunning finale to the Blood of the Lamb series. Maryam and Lazarus arrive back at Onewere and Maryam, in trying to loosen the Apostles' religious stranglehold by showing the people the miraculous remedy, is captured. The ...ruling elite decide to manipulate her return and Lazarus's so-called 'resurrection from the dead' by setting in motion a highly orchestrated pretence of embracing her as the new Messiah - right down to planning her eventual sacrifice and death by crucifixion before a hysterical and brain-washed crowd. In a sequence that mirrors Christ's final hours, Maryam must somehow get the islanders to listen to her plea to start thinking for themselves - eventually managing to stir the independence in their hearts just as she is about to be put to death... 'This book had me on the edge of my seat every time I picked it up and constantly dreading turning the page but unable to stop. Maryum's story once again captivated me. I'm going to recommend this to my friend who has also read the rest of the series and loves it as well.' Danelle,16
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A compelling dystopian novel and winner of the 2010 New Zealand Post Childrens Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction. Maryam refused to play by The Rules, and now theyre out to get her blood The people of Onew?re, a small island in the Pacific, know that they are specialchosen by the ...great Apostles of the Lamb to survive the deadly Tribulation that consumed the Earth. When Maryam crosses from child to woman, she must leave everything she has ever known and make a Crossing of another kind. But life inside the Holy City is not as she had dreamed, and she is faced with the unthinkable: obey the Apostles and very likely die, or turn her back on every belief she once held dear.
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