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The Whale Rider

The Whale Rider

by Witi Ihimaera

Book Details

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2003
Language: en
Pages: 152
ISBN: 9780152050160
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Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

1
💥Violence
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❤️Love & Romance
1
🧠Mental Health
4
🧙Fantasy / Supernatural
0
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0
🍷🚬Substance Use
2
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+
2
😨Fear / Horror

Description

Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. Her people claim descent from Kahutia Te Rangi, the legendary "whale rider." In every generation since Kahutia, a male heir has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir, and the aging chief is desperate to find a successor. Kahu is his only great-grandchild--and Maori tradition has no use for a girl.

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionAnimalsMarine LifeFamilyMultigenerationalGirls & WomenMedia Tie-InPeople & PlacesAustralia & OceaniaRoyaltySocial ScienceEthnic Studies

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