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The Three out of Three series features 12 year old triplet brothers, Roscoe, Simione and Dan-Dan who live in rural New Zealand where their playground of forests and coastal waters tests their survival skills. Story One: EcoWarriers Friend Tamehana invites the three boys and Katrina to an overnight stay on a protected island with his uncle, but when the uncle receives a call about a home emergency it seems the trip might be over when it has barely begun. They persuade him that they can look after themselves for the night. At dusk, a stealthy launch anchors offshore and traps are offloaded into a dinghy. Poachers! Story Two: Rata Retaliates What should have been a simple shopping trip into town turns into a nightmare when the three boys and their German Shepherd dog, Rata, interrupt a bank robbery. Rata's sense of smell transports her back to the horrific days when gang members stole her from her back yard to participate in their dog-fighting activities. On this day she gets her revenge. Story Three: Harbour lights Katrina and her mother invite the three brothers to spend time in Auckland. The excitement of exploring New Zealand's largest city brings the foursome head to head with the criminal underworld. Lost in the fog on the Auckland Harbour while tracking a professional gang, they are alerted to danger by the throb of a huge engine. They are in the shipping lane!

Full color picture book about Ka, a New Zealand falcon. A story about a special bird, a special place, and its peoples, set in Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula and New Zealand. There is large text for younger readers and sub-text notes with fuller information for older readers.

This is a brave book, written well, by an abuse survivor who has something to offer. He gives an astonishingly clear view into a world usually kept hidden by shame and distaste. Alan Mackie is a thoughtful, intelligent man who was able to revisit his traumatic past and lay bare the things that sent him on a downward path of mental illness and despair. His strength and a good counsellor pulled him back from the depths to lead a rich, constructive life of caring for others. This is a valuable reference for those dealing with childhood abuse, either as victims or the professionals caring for them.

There are many things that can go wrong between casting a show and Opening Night. Finding a body in the second row is just one of them. The old Regent Theatre needs repairs, its future under threat when developers gain community support to build a shopping mall on the site. In a last desperate attempt to prove that the century-old building can make money and is worth saving, theatre manager Jessica Jones encourages the committee to engage a top director to stage Agatha Christie's classic, Appointment with Death. The roles are cast and rehearsals begin. But hot young actress Tamara Fitzpatrick is found dead in the auditorium, and police close the theatre with just a few weeks to go before opening night. Then, as if Jessica's life wasn't complicated enough, the police officer heading the investigation begins to take an unusual interest in her. Jessica pulls the backstage team together to keep the show on the boards, despite sinister threats that escalate to physical attacks on both her and her beloved theatre.