{"product_id":"patea-boys-paperback","title":"Patea Boys - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAirana Ngarewa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Tree\u003c\/i\u003e comes a lively and playful bilingual collection of stories about growing up in Pātea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterlinked and full of recurring characters, these stories are about growing up in small-town Aotearoa - sneaking away during cross country, doing bombs while the lifeguard isn't looking, peeling spuds on the marae, crashing a car at age four, and learning to live by the tikanga 'don't ask, don't tell'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExuberant, exciting, poignant and heartfelt, each story is featured in English and te reo Māori. The perfect resource for those on their reo learning journeys as well as for readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Tree. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Patea, Airana Ngarewa (Ngati Ruanui, Nga Rauru, Ngaruahine) is the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Tree\u003c\/i\u003e.He won the short story and poetry competitions at the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards in 2022.\u003cbr\u003eHis writing has also been published by RNZ, \u003ci\u003eNZ Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, Newsroom and Landfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53502825038131,"sku":"9781869718299","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2M4fx9tAkx9781869718299.webp?v=1781650532","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/patea-boys-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}