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Novel for young adults "Life is challenging for 16-year-old Jahnine Byrne. Her mother is in hospital battling cancer, her elder brother has gone without a trace, and Jahnine has dropped out of school. A family legend blames their bad luck on a patu that her great-great-grandfather took during the New Zealand Wars. The patu's curse needs to be lifted, something that can happen only if the weapon is returned, but returned to where?''--Cover. Suggested level: secondary