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Authors: Bernard Beckett
BERNARD BECKETT was born in Featherston, New Zealand. He followed school with a degree in Economics then ‘fell in love with teaching’. The discovery of teaching drama and improvisation came next, along with an interest in outdoor education. He now teaches at Onslow College in Wellington where he first began writing and directing plays.
Beckett’s debut novel
Lester
was published to wide acclaim in 1999. His second novel
Red
Cliff
was featured in the List of Notable New Zealand Young Adult Books of 2000.
Jolt
Beckett’s third novel was a finalist in the 2002 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. A prolific and energetic writer, he has two novels in line for publication and is currently working on another.
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eISBN 978 1 77553 059 6
First published by Longacre Press 2002
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