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Josefa and the Vu
When Josefa is met by a giant mysterious warrior claiming to be an ancestral guardian spirit, everything gets chaotic. Meanwhile Jack Bucksworth, the school bully, has stolen his family's sacred tabua and to get it back, Josefa and his friend Ming must embark on a terrifying adventure involving dangerous cliffs, cheeky brothers and eerie laughter.
This gripping adventure story will appeal to children aged 9 - 12 years.
'There is an effervesence about this tale of Onehunga resident Josefa, overweight and picked on by bullies, that will appeal to a wider range of readers than the Fijian-Tongan-Pakeha author's target audience.
Its not just the tale of Josefa, overcoming the bullying son of his father's factory boss, with the help of a form-changing Pacific Island spirit called a Vu - its the warm-hearted, hard-working web of family and community surrounding Josefa and his friend Ming Chan that makes this a pleasure to read. Perfect for classrooms.' Dominion Post
This gripping adventure story will appeal to children aged 9 - 12 years.
'There is an effervesence about this tale of Onehunga resident Josefa, overweight and picked on by bullies, that will appeal to a wider range of readers than the Fijian-Tongan-Pakeha author's target audience.
Its not just the tale of Josefa, overcoming the bullying son of his father's factory boss, with the help of a form-changing Pacific Island spirit called a Vu - its the warm-hearted, hard-working web of family and community surrounding Josefa and his friend Ming Chan that makes this a pleasure to read. Perfect for classrooms.' Dominion Post
112 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2007
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June 9, 2026
En el entendido de que es un libro infantil, le doy 3 estrellas. Aun así, creo que hay literatura infantil muy sólida y entretenida, y este no es el caso.
December 3, 2025
Bien ejecutada novelita infantil.
Con una trama relativamente simple, Thompson nos deja caer pequeños comentarios sobre la cultura, la cosmovisión de Fiji y otros pueblos del pacífico, del medioambiente, del colonialismo. Todo de manera muy inocente. Me tuvo tenso por momentos. Thompson, admito, me capturó con su estilo.
En general, muy bien:
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Con una trama relativamente simple, Thompson nos deja caer pequeños comentarios sobre la cultura, la cosmovisión de Fiji y otros pueblos del pacífico, del medioambiente, del colonialismo. Todo de manera muy inocente. Me tuvo tenso por momentos. Thompson, admito, me capturó con su estilo.
En general, muy bien:
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