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My team and I will be working remotely during this time. Six months of writing and illustrating soon paid off when the book was internationally recognised at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, which Children’s book authors find beauty in disaster PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Megan Woods MP for Wigram We are renovating! My office will be undertaking renovations starting Monday 19 th July. The mishaps gave Mary-Jane and Bruce Stewart a chance to publish Beautiful – a children’s book about the true meaning of beauty inspired by lessons taught to their grandchildren. By Bea Gooding A BROKEN leg and a job redundancy were exactly what a St Martins couple needed to fulfil a dream they’ve never had time to embark on.Readers respond to plan to lower speed limit Wartime relic close connection to guide anywhere, anytime. She has created such awkward, relatable characters, I think most young adult readers won’t notice - or care.THURSDAY, AUGConnecting Your Local Community .nz Your local news. The writing is a little bit juvenile and jarring, it feels a little bit like a school creative writing project, but maybe that just adds to it’s relatability and impact. I highly commend her motive and message with this book. Kayes has thought carefully about her audience and how to portray the story and has done a great job, treating all the important historical moments she includes in the book with responsibility and insight. Kayes, quite rightly, doesn’t shy away from the grim reality of the events and controversies of 1981 Springbok Tour, from the shameful behaviour of some New Zealanders and our own government and police force and I hope young kiwis are shocked and outraged when they read about these events.

All very important themes, respectfully and honestly told. Also has an added moral tale of recognising the dangers of a controlling relationship.

Well told from a first person perspective at the time, but cleverly linked and themed to early 2020 lockdown in NZ and the Black Lives Matter movement. An important book for kiwi young adults who need to be aware of this period of our nation’s history.

In Our Own Back Yard by Anne Kayes