The Fire Raiser

by Maurice Gee

Overview

Set in New Zealand at the beginning of World War I, this novel depicts four children who band together to find out who has been setting fire to buildings all over town.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780618750412
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/04/2007
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Maurice Gee is an acclaimed novelist from New Zealand. His books are frequent bestsellers in his homeland. One, The Halfman of O, was the winner of the New Zealand Children’s Book of the Year Award, and Under the Mountain was a popular television serial.

Editorial Reviews

"A well-wrought thriller that brings an entire community vividly and believably to life." Kirkus Reviews with Pointers —

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