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…
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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…
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