Title: Into the river
Description: An adventurous Maori boy bound by the history, customs and rituals of his people believes he has encountered a powerful magical being before he is awarded a prestigious scholarship at a distant school where different cultural customs change his perspectives about life and freedom.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Maori (New Zealand people), Ethnicity, Boarding schools, Maori (new zealand people), fiction, Children's fiction, Schools, fiction, Bullying, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Identity, fiction