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Under the Mountain (movie tie-in cover)

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"Thoughtful fantasy classic" Purchased on Mighty Ape

I bought and read this book to my children and have now bought it for my grandchildren. To my mind its an absolute classic ,presenting moral and metaphysical dilemnas that resonate with kids, combined with terrifying and thrilling scenarios. Set in recognisable Auckland .And written by our own Maurice Gee,which means the characters and dialogue are authentic and theres none of that formulaic stuff you get in the crowded kid fiction scene these days.

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When Theo and Rachel Matheson head for Auckland to spend a fortnight with their uncle and aunt, they are prepared for the usual entertainments that the city can provide. But their relatives have curious neighbours who seem to take an unusual interest in the red-haired twins. And once they meet the extraordinary Mr Jones, their holiday begins to take a course of its own. Beneath extinct volcanoes giant creatures are waking from a spellbound sleep of several thousand years. Their goal is the destruction of the world. Time is running out. The Matheson twins, chosen to oppose the monsters, know themselves to be as fallible as any other eleven-year-olds …This children's classic by award-winning Maurice Gee is now a major motion picture event.

Accolades

Winner of Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book 2004.

Author Biography:

Maurice Gee has long been considered one of New Zealand's finest writers. He has written more than thirty books for adults and young adults and has won numerous literary awards, including the UK's James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, the Wattie Award, the Deutz Medal for Fiction, the New Zealand Fiction Award and the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award. In 2003 he received an inaugural New Zealand Icon Award and in 2004 he received a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. Maurice Gee's novels include The Plumb Trilogy, Going West, Prowlers, Live Bodies and The Scornful Moon. He has also written a number of much-loved children's novels, including Under the Mountain, The O Trilogy and The Salt Trilogy. Maurice lives in Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island, with his wife Margareta, and has two daughters and a son.
Release date NZ
November 23rd, 2009
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Collection
Audiences
  • Children's (6-12)
  • Teenage / Young Adult
Edition
2nd Media tie-in
Interest Age
From 8 to 12 years
Pages
192
Dimensions
129x198x14
ISBN-13
9780143305019
All-time sales rank
Top 5000
Product ID
3221018

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