- Published: 30 July 2007
- ISBN: 9780143303459
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 208
- RRP: $22.00
Night Race to Kawau
- Published: 30 July 2007
- ISBN: 9780143303459
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 208
- RRP: $22.00
Even the name is iconic: a book about an adventure at sea which became a Kiwi classic and launched the fiction-writing career of one of New Zealand's best-loved YA authors . . . As both a sailor and writer about sailing, I'm in awe of Duder's mastery in the yachting passages of the book: in the passages on the water, especially at night, her prose fully comes alive. . . . Night Race to Kawau has rightly become a classic, part of our nautical and literary heritage.
Sarah Ell, Sunday Star-Times
An adrenaline-packed story from the award-winning Kiwi author of the Alex quartet. I highly recommend it for all ages.
A Kiwi's Book Reviews
First published 40 years ago this gripping novel about a yachting race at night from Auckland to Kawau Island is as relevant today as it was back then . . . it is gripping reading. lots of sailing talk, family squabbles at a time when there were no cell phones or computers with all the characters challenged out of their comfort zones.
2/2/2022, Bobs Books
Night Race to Kawau is a story about trusting in yourself and others as well as learning to empathise and appreciate everyone. . . . This timeless book is a realistic fiction that portrays difficulties in a time of crisis and adapting as well as learning to work together as a team and to trust each other. This book is aimed at readers around 10+ years, as when you get older it has deeper meaning. The great portrayal of family dynamics and character development shown through the point of view of Sam, the oldest child, as she struggles to trust her mother and stay calm. The plot unfolds well, with a slow start then builds up pace through the middle until all is resolved. . . . I think this is a very good book. The suspense is well done, and it is interesting throughout. . . . Overall, I would recommend this book as it was relatively well paced and showed a great story about a Kiwi family learning to trust each other. I enjoyed reading it as it was quite an easy read but still gripping. A well written classic New Zealand story.
Thora aged 14, Hooked on Books
Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book
Awarded • 2005 • Winner, Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award