Before George

by Deborah Robertson

When Marnya immigrates to New Zealand from South Africa in 1953 with her mother and sister, her mother cuts off Marnya's hair and changes her name to George to hide her identity as a girl. Hours later, their Christmas Eve train plummets into the Whangaehu River and George loses not only her family and name, but also the answers as to why her mother deceived her father and fled their homeland. Now a ward of the state, George finds herself enrolled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1775507297
• ISBN13: 9781775507291
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Huia Pub.
• Length: 164 Pages
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12