{"product_id":"my-new-zealand-story-journey-to-tangiwai","title":"MY NEW ZEALAND STORY: JOURNEY TO TANGIWAI","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tangiwai disaster, on the eve of Christmas 1953, remains one of the major disasters in New Zealand’s history. \u003cem\u003eMy New Zealand Story: Journey to Tangiwai\u003c\/em\u003e by David Hill offers a compelling narrative set against this backdrop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Cotterill, age 13, starts the year writing in a journal given to him by his great aunt. We follow him through a year of many changes as his town of Napier struggles through hard times in the aftermath of World War 2. Peter joins the scouts and learns to overlook the small-town class structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe story climaxes in a train ride to Auckland with his fellow scouts on the eve of Christmas. In the night, unbeknownst to the travellers, a lahar has washed away a railway bridge, culminating in an event so tragic that it shocked the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scholastic New Zealand Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48057065766964,"sku":"9781775436386","price":20.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/6195\/0516\/files\/9781775436386-my-new-zealand-story-journey-to-tangiwai-1_a91c1092-1f3c-41ab-9374-a83980beab21.jpg?v=1784756124","url":"https:\/\/toyhero.co.nz\/products\/my-new-zealand-story-journey-to-tangiwai","provider":"Toy Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}