Adventure and scandal in colonial Wellington, Liam Speechlay

Jerningham
Cristina Sanders
The Cuba Press
Pub. 2020

 

 

 

 

 

May 13, 2022

Never before had I dreamed of the history of our capital city; oh how that was a mistake! Calling fans of scandal, history, and colonial politics, Jerningham by Cristina Sanders takes you on a journey to the crossroads of our country – as Britannia tries to make its home amongst Māori – characters emerge themselves in scandal spicing up the formation of the colony.

Arthur Lugg finds himself on the other side of the world at an outpost, starting a new life in the latest colony of the New Zealand Company – the Wakefield’s big, ambitious venture to bring affordable upper-class living to the masses.  Read more

May, 2022 Melissa Scroll down to see reviews submitted by YA readers: , , , No comments yet

A captivating historical adventure, Savarna Yang



Displaced
Cristina Sanders
Walker Books
Pub. 2021

 

11 May 2021

In Displaced by Cristina Sanders, Eloise Sansonnet must leave Cornwall with her family and immigrate to New Zealand. It is 1872. Her uncle who is already there has sold their farm, forcing them to leave. Matthew, her eldest brother, refuses to go but their abusive father drags him unconscious aboard the Balmoral (the ship that will take them).

On board, Eloise meets Lars, a Norwegian boy from below decks. She instantly connects with him even though he’s a peasant and can hardly speak her language (or so she thinks). But then Matthew goes missing and her family starts to fall apart.  Read more

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