Orchard Street
Some very strange things are happening in Orchard Street. Ossie's dad is doing something illegal under the house; everyone is talking about the waterfront strike; adults are behaving in odd ways towards each other - and Ossie is falling in love
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Quick Reference
| ISBN |
9780143303879 |
| Published |
7 April 2008 by Penguin |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
By Gee, Maurice |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
11-14 years |
| Reading Age |
11-14 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult;Young adult |
|
| Number of Pages |
144 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
|
| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
|
| Dewey Code |
823.2 |
| Catalogue Code |
32170 |
Description of this Book
Some very strange things are happening in Orchard Street. Ossie's dad is doing something illegal under the house; everyone is talking about the waterfront strike; adults are behaving in odd ways towards each other - and Ossie is falling in love. As he moves out of the safety zone of childhood, Ossie begins to understand that life will never be predictable again.
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Author's Bio
Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand's best-known writers for adults and children. He has won a number of literary awards, including the Wattie Award, the Deutz Medal for Fiction, the New Zealand Fiction Award and the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award. Maurice Gee lives in Nelson with his wife Margareta, and has two daughters and a son.
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