Since he was orphaned at the age of five, nik stais has lived, learned and excelled at tornmoor academy, hoping to be chosen by the internal security and intelligence service to use his talents in the. About the author jane higgins was born in new zealand. Buy a cheap copy of the bridge book by jane higgins. The bridge by jane higgins is definitely an awardworthy story in its own right. Buy the hardcover book the bridge by jane higgins at indigo. This is one of those rare books that manages to be layered and thoughtprovoking, as well as actionpacked and entertaining. The bridge, to my great delight, won the text prize for young adult and childrens writing in 2010, the 2012 ya childrens choice award and an honour book award in the new zealand post childrens book awards, and was awarded. Jane higgins does an amazing job of depicting how a society might respond to ongoing civil conflict. Leanne hall was the 2009 winner of the text prize for young adult and childrens writing and is a childrens specialist at readings carlton. Havoc by jane higgins 9781922147295 paperback young. My immediate reaction was i want more there has to be a sequel. Over the years, she has traveled away, but she returned in the 1990s. In the bridge, both sides have dehumanised the other.
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