Book description
'Nerra, you are the next Deep Time Traveller, as your great-grandmother was before you.' When Nerra's great-grandmother passes away, she leaves a box of artefacts to Nerra. Nerra is drawn to the clapsticks which glow red hot, and when she picks them up, she is transported back in time. Dreaming…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Broken Rainbow as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is an epic adventure of boldness and bravery, and I loved the character of Nerra, who is thrust into an important role, where she finds a new maturity.
I have long been interested in First Nations folklore, and this one kept me reading. The relationship between the girl and her great-grandmother is endearing to me as one who was largely raised by my maternal grandmother.
Nerra is a wonderful protagonist who learns to be brave and resilient along the way, as she tackles the serious task of saving the keepers of the rainbow, finding a new maturity along the…
From Debra's list on time-slip adventures for middle graders.
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