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A Friend In Paradise
Hardback Edition: 1
Set near Opotiki in the Bay of Plenty NZ. A boy grieving after the death of his father discovers a living giant gecko Hoplodactylus delcourti thought to be extinct for more than 100 years. The gecko gives birth to three babies. The family is first
threatened by a 1080 drop then by a flood. Wildlife smugglers looking for kiwi find the family and steal them. GPS tracking allows the boy to follow the smugglers to White Island. While there, an earthquake triggers a lahar which traps the smugglers and allows the boy to escape. The geckos are recovered. Through his relationship with the geckos the boy comes to accept his father's death.
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Pages : 186
Publisher : Torea Press
Publication date : 2017-01-01
Subjects: Fiction, Published in New Zealand, Children's & Young Adult, Ages 8-12, NZ Children's / Young Adult, NZ General Fiction (Children's / Young Adult)