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Amorangi and Millie’s Trip Through Time – Lauren Keenan
$18.00
When Amorangi and Millie’s mum disappears into thin air, the siblings don’t panic — they follow. One minute they’re at the local market, the next they’re hurtling through time, tasked with a mission to repair their family’s whakapapa. A fast-paced, funny, and deeply grounded time-travel tale through Aotearoa’s past.
2021 First Edition (Softcover)
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📍 Publisher: Huia Publishers
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📖 Edition: First edition, 2021
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🧼 Condition: Very good. Light shelfwear. One retail sticker on back cover.
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✅ Only 1 copy in stock
Description
Author: Lauren Keenan
Publisher: Huia Publishers (2021)
ISBN: 978-1-77550-655-3
In brief
When Amorangi and Millie’s mum disappears into thin air, the siblings don’t panic — they follow. One minute they’re at the local market, the next they’re hurtling through time, tasked with a mission to repair their family’s whakapapa. A fast-paced, funny, and deeply grounded time-travel tale through Aotearoa’s past.
About the book
It started out as an ordinary day. But it didn’t stay that way.
When their mum suddenly vanishes in front of them, siblings Amorangi and Millie have no idea what just happened — until they’re approached by a mysterious kaumātua and given an extraordinary task. Mum has been pulled into the past, and only they can bring her home.
But to do so, they must travel through different periods of Aotearoa history, facing challenges, decoding whakapapa, and confronting the impacts of colonisation. Along the way, they witness the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the invasion of Parihaka, the Great Depression, the 1975 Māori Land March, and more — moments that shaped the nation and their own family’s story.
Lauren Keenan blends time-travel adventure with te ao Māori perspectives, whānau dynamics, and historical truth-telling. The result is a gripping and educational novel for readers aged 8–13 — and a powerful starting point for conversations about our shared past.
Reviewer praise
“Smart, exciting, and emotionally honest. A triumph of historical fiction for kids.” — The Sapling
“What if Back to the Future was made in Aotearoa and focused on whakapapa? This is it.” — Booksellers NZ
“My tamariki devoured this. More, please!” — Goodreads reviewer
“Keenan pulls off a brilliant balance of fast-paced story and respectful cultural insight.” — School Library Journal
“A perfect book for kura kaupapa and mainstream schools alike.” — NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults
“An instant New Zealand classic.” — The Spinoff
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