Michael Petherick in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Date2020-08-06CollectionLIANZA Books AliveEventLIANZA Books Alive, 2020Duration0:47:00DescriptionMichael Petherick's multimedia mash-up comes to life in this Books Alive special event. Librarians from Waipa District Library showcase their acting talents combined with the voices of local Cambridge celebrities in a handful of sketches from the book. Starring world champion cyclist Sarah Ulmer as the voice of the Newtoun School Senior Syndicate Leader; former All Black and Chiefs assistant coach Tabai Matson as the voice of Constable Rutene; Rishi's rap performed by The Breeze Radio Host Camille Guzzwell; and author Michael Petherick in a cameo role as the voice of Steve Vibrant, Art Teacher. All followed by an interview with Michael.

This book will be unlike anything you’ve picked up before. It’s a frenetic story made up of all kinds of different scrappy tales told through emails and messages, community notice boards and school projects. D’Flock, Constable Piripi, Monty ... the characters are as diverse as the community that Newtoun School serves, and the humour hits on a variety of levels, making this debut offering a treat for readers of a range of ages.

This year an innovative approach to the Books Alive events, associated with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, has been created in response to challenges caused by the pandemic.

Books Alive finalist events and virtual storytimes are being offered online for the first time. We are celebrating and promoting the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalist books, authors and illustrators and publishers to new audiences around the country.

School and public libraries have worked with finalists to create a series of online events for children, students, parents, caregivers and whanau to enjoy. We hope you take time to view and share a Books Alive event or virtual storytime.

You can purchase the finalist books through our virtual bookshop:
https://www.thechildrensbookshop.co.n...

#Tumeke!
By Michael Petherick
Published by Annual Ink, Massey University Press
Finalist for Wright Family Foundation Award for Junior Fiction, Finalist for Best First Book Award

Michael Petherick in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA

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Michael Petherick in an #NZCYA Books Alive event with LIANZA