Night Hunting by Deborah Burnside

There is a crying need for easy short novels about hunting and this one fits the bill. Not only that, it is a new Zealand story, so it is twice as valuable.

I read it in just over an hour and it was a well structured book with action, good characters, a realistic plot and the author doesn't moralise about the wrongs and rights of hunting. It is up to the reader, and in my book that is a big plus.

Nick has been promised by his dad's mate Rotorua Bill, that he can go possum hunting with him, and it is a case of "don't wish too hard for something or you might get it". Things happen on the hunt that are unexpected and Nick's resolve is tested to the full.

A great read for reluctant boy readers from Years 5 to 8.

Reviewed by Bob

Published by Puffin