Witi Ihimaera
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"Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he's focused on his duties as chief of the Maori in Whangara, New Zealand--a tribe that claims descent from the legendary 'whale rider.' In every generation since the whale rider, a male had inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir--only Kahu. She should be next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for...
2) Whale rider
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A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order...