Shadow of the Boyd

Junior Fiction Finalist

Shadow of the Boyd
Diana Menefy
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 978-1-86950-860-9 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 8+

In a powerful story from our colonial past, the bitter clash of two cultures is explored from the point of view of a young boy who survived the infamous massacre of those on the sailing ship Boyd.

A handful of Pakeha were left alive, and it is their enthralling story which unfolds in this classic adventure.

Diana Menefy is an experienced writer of fiction and non-fiction, living in rural Northland. A mother and grandmother, she has her Master’s Degree in Education (specialising in children’s literature) and tutors part-time on the online applied writing programme through NorthTec. This is her first novel for HarperCollins.