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| Author | Ted Dawe |
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| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Published | 2012 |
| Publisher | Mangakino University Press |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| Pages | 279 |
| Awards | New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction and Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, 2013 |
| ISBN | 9780473205089 |
Into the River is a novel by Ted Dawe, featuring a coming-of-age story set in New Zealand,[1] and intended for a young adult audience. It was awarded the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year prize and also won the top prize in the Young Adult Fiction category at the 2013 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.[1][2] It was briefly banned from sale and supply in New Zealand.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Winners announced for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards". Booksellers NZ. 24 June 2013.
- ^ "News From Elsewhere: New Zealand: Award-winning Into the River novel banned". BBC News. 7 September 2015.
- ^ Eleanor Ainge Roy (7 September 2015). "New Zealand bans award-winning teenage novel after outcry from Christian group". The Guardian.
- ^ "Ban on into the River novel lifted". Radio New Zealand. 14 October 2015.