Her writing is amazing and her storytelling even better. Buy the hardcover book the bridge by jane higgins at indigo. The commander takes them into enemy territory, breken militia breathing down our necks. Buy the bridge by jane higgins 9781921758331 2011 from. More political than pure dystopian, niks world is divided by two classes at war, his own. Winner of the text prize for young adult and childrens writing, 2010 and winner of the nz post childrens book awards, readers choice award 2012. This grim first novel, set on a notsodistant future earth in a wartorn, divided city that could be sarajevo. But nik is on the run, with sols sister fyffe and isis hot on their trail. The bridge by jane higgins this ya novel won the text prize in 2010.
Buy a discounted paperback of the bridge online from australias leading. War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history. Nik remarks, while i wasnt the only brown face in school, i was the only one without backup. Nik is still in high school but is destined for a great career with the internal security and intelligence services, the brains behind the war. Havoc is the second novel by new zealand author, jane higgins. Read the bridge by jane higgins available from rakuten kobo. Oct 09, 2012 buy the hardcover book the bridge by jane higgins at indigo. Their task is to keep the hostile southsiders at bay and on their side of the bridges. It is an intelligent, complex and gripping book that reminded me in parts of suzanne collinss hunger games trilogy. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance. When a barrage of rockets from cityside inflicts enormous damage on moldam hq, costs breken lives and brings down the moldam bridge, it is apparent that the precarious ceasefire is over. The bridge bridge, book 1 by jane higgins fantastic fiction.
The novel was picked up by australian publisher text after it won the 2010 text prize for unpublished ya or childrens writing. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance to overrun the residents. There, they cant avoid teaming up with the enemy, and nik learns the real causes of the conflict. I havent read a book with such a realistic and raw account of war since mockingjay. The bridge brings to life the stories of those who built it, dreamt it and were drawn to it. The bridge by jane higgins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Nik is interviewed by isis agents he hit me, one sharp punch that pushed me back in the chair with my head on my knees.
She is a senior research fellow at lincoln univeristy specialising. The characters were all relatable, and understandable. Jane higginss novel the bridge is a young adult fiction finalist in the new zealand post childrens book awards. Southside waits, with a kind of hope that feels like defeat. About the author jane higgins was born in new zealand. She is a senior research fellow at lincoln university and her specialty is youth studies. In a divided city where danger is real and friendship is everything, the city is at war. The enemy kidnaps sol, the 8yearold brother of nik s wealthy friend, so he and fyffe, sols sister, head over the bridge to rescue him.
Its easy to see why the bridge was chosen as the winner of the 2010 text prize for young adult and childrens writing. It became an instant bestseller and won the 2003 ned kelly award for best true crime writing and is the subject of a. The bridge ebook by jane higgins 9781770494381 rakuten kobo. Click to read more about the bridge by jane higgins. Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation. The bridge by jane higgins 9781921758331 booktopia. In the bridge, both sides have dehumanised the other. In a postapocalyptic world, youre born into one side of a war. Since he was orphaned at the age of five, nik stais has lived, learned and excelled at tornmoor academy, hoping to be chosen by the internal security and intelligence service to use his talents in the fight that cityside wages against the hostiles on southside.
A heartstopping novel about friendship, identity and courage from an exciting new voice in youngadult fiction. Lalor has written a most intimately affectionate version of an epic story canberra times. She is a senior research fellow at lincoln univeristy specialising in youth studies. The bridge is the first novel by new zealand author, jane higgins. This novel is a finalist for the nz post book awards and it wouldnt surprise me one bit if it won. My immediate reaction was i want more there has to be a sequel. The bridge by jane higgins by jane higgins by jane higgins. Jane higgins does an amazing job of depicting how a society might respond to ongoing civil conflict. It is sequel to the bridge and is set six months after the events of that book. More political than pure dystopian, niks world is divided by two classes at war, his own in. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. May 10, 2012 jane higginss novel the bridge is a young adult fiction finalist in the new zealand post childrens book awards. Buy a cheap copy of the bridge book by jane higgins. Sep 22, 2011 jane higgins does an amazing job of depicting how a society might respond to ongoing civil conflict.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Jane higgins is a new zealand author and the bridge is her first book. Fyffe plays smart and tells the officers that her name is sina, nik however didnt think and blurted out nik before he thought about a fake name. The bridge by jane higgins is definitely an awardworthy story in its own right. It is the winner of the text prize for ya and childrens writing in 2010. Since he was orphaned at the age of five, nik stais has lived, learned and excelled at tornmoor academy, hoping to be chosen by the internal security and intelligence service to use his talents in. The bridge has 4 types of conflict in the book these are some quotes from the book showing 4 types of conflict.
They cross the bridge in search of sol, and nik finds answers to. The bridge bridge, book 1 by jane higgins book cover, description, publication history. The bridge by jane higgins the bridge southside novels book one. Book 1, southside novels the tomorrow series meets the hunger games, in a divided city where danger is real and friendship is everything. From the author of the text prizewinning the bridge. This book is in bookshops now and is a finalist in the new zealand post childrens book awards. The location of the story is an unspecified wartorn divided city that could be located anywhere in the world. Aug 01, 2011 nik and fyffe travel over the bridge to southside on a dangerous mission to try and find sol. Discover book picks from the ceo of penguin random house us close. Though dystopic in nature, it feels 100 per cent real, and raises many interesting issues surrounding war, power, politics, propaganda, militarism, terrorism, ideology.
They cross the bridge in search of sol, and nik finds answers to questions he had never dared to ask. The bridge the bridge series, book 1 the bridge by jane higgins. The bridge is jane higgins debut novel, and shes made it clear that shes an author to keep an eye on. It is an intelligent, complex and gripping book that reminded me in parts of suzanne collinss hunger games. This grim first novel, set on a notsodistant future earth. Its a compelling novel about friendship, identity and courage from an exciting new voice in youngadult fiction. Nik shares that he had decoded the messages and that the remnant are guarding the bridge gates because they want to bring something important over. From the bizarre attempt to sabotage the bridge s opening ceremony to its role in the sydney olympics, this is a lively history of one of the worlds most famous structures.
Winner of the text prize this intricate novel weaves heavy themes such as. Jane higgins text prizewinning debut, the bridge, is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. The southsiders, it turns out, comprise the underclass that rebelled against their wealthy patrons, contrary to the propaganda that nik has heard all his life. Nik and fyffe travel over the bridge to southside on a dangerous mission to try and find sol. Winner of the text prize of young adult and childrens writing. Higgins taps into current social and class conflicts as fodder for her future war. A heartstopping novel about friendship, identity, and courage from an exciting new voice in youngadult fiction. Since he was orphaned at the age of five, nik stais has lived, learned and excelled at tornmoor academy, hoping to be chosen by the internal security and intelligence service to use his talents in the fight that cityside wages against the hostiles on. Oct 07, 2011 the bridge is jane higgins debut novel, and shes made it clear that shes an author to keep an eye on. Book 2, southside novels the ceasefire is barely holding. The bridge is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. A heartstopping novel about friendship, identity, and courage from. Join facebook to connect with jane higgins and others you may know. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on many human rights campaigns.
Nik is still in high school but is destined for a great. Jun 26, 2012 the bridge by jane higgins this ya novel won the text prize in 2010. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on. The tomorrow series meets the hunger games, in a divided city where danger is real and friendship is everything. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance to overrun the residents of cityside.
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