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Brocker, Susan, 1961-

Dreams of warriors / Susan Brocker. - Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollins, 2010. - 224 pages; 20 cm.

Novel for children.

Featherston during the Second World War is a tough and bleak place for fourteen-year-old Bella, especially since her father is fighting overseas. She and her family struggle to keep their family farm from ruin while coping with a herd of cows, an unscrupulous neighbour, and a crazy, bad tempered racehorse called Gipsy. Bella is terrified of the horse and doesn't know where to turn. Will Bella accept help from an unlikely source, or will Gipsy destroy her father's dreams? Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

ISBN: 9781869508401 (pbk.) : $19.99 9781869508401 (pbk.) 1869508408 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, New Zealand --New Zealand--Juvenile fiction.
Family life--Juvenile fiction.
Farm life--New Zealand--Juvenile fiction.
Horses--Juvenile fiction.
Courage--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Social conditions --20th century --Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's stories, New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ823.2