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All is not going well on the farm where Whetu is looking after the magician the Mighty Mikaere's animals. The new ewes are protesting. Baked Beans, the robot dog, has bitten the bull.

Awatea and his brother Tai are staying with their nan and pop on the farm. It's summer, and they're free to explore.

On the way to school, Amorangi realises he forgot to bring an old object to school to talk about. Quickly, he and his sister, Millie, decide to travel back in time and find something. They've travelled back before, after all.

When Coach's whistle goes missing and the football team can't practise, Ollie and his new friend, Aria, lead the search. There are clues about where the whistle might be and who took it - missing shoelaces, a dropped leaf and twig, some mud and a chewed net.

There's a big surf competition coming up. Eight-year-old Lisa is determined to take part, but she's nervous. With encouragement from her coach, family and top paddler Maia, she trains hard.

Farah of Untwa joins a school for training fighters, strategic thinkers and military personnel. It means she escapes her domineering mother and the tedious duties that come with being from a Ngati in the upper echelons of society.

Albert Wendt's new collection of short stories explores the nature of family, tradition and culture through the eyes of those seemingly caught between the realities of modern contemporary life and the ancestral ties of their heritage. With a deft touch, he draws us into his characters' lives and with equal parts wisdom and wit, he exposes them to us.