Aim High

by David Hill

Neale's sport is archery and he finds himself facing a challenge for a shoot out between bow and arrows and a rifle. Kane, the challenger, is a boy he does not get along with and so Neale accepts, despite knowing he shouldn't. After going out to the bush for the shoot out, a sudden and terrifying event cuts the two boys off from help and they realise they have to put aside their differences if they are to survive. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

134 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

David Hill (born 1942) is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction. His young fiction books See Ya, Simon (1992) and Right Where It Hurts (2001) have been shortlisted for numerous awards. He is also a prolific journalist, writing many articles for The New Zealand Herald.

He cites Maurice Gee as his favourite author, and Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy as his favourite children's authors.

Hill attended Victoria University in Wellington, graduating MA Hons in 1964. Hill currently lives in New Plymouth.