The Talent Game
Author(s): Rochelle Maroon
NZ Senior Fiction | 03 - October
"You've got power-loser power!" Max almost gives up football because of these words from his teammate. But he keeps playing. He wants to be brilliant at something. Anything. Then, a mysterious host invites him to play a different kind of game. The prize-extraordinary talent. Max gets brilliant at football. And keeping secrets. But the game grows deadly. Max must discover who to trust and what the game host really wants-or lose everything. An urban adventure for middle readers to young teens set in New Zealand that weaves everyday dreams with a game of strange magic.
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Rochelle Maroon is a New Zealand author, artist, former journalist, and book editor of many award-winning YA and children's books.; Her first picture book, I know about babies (as Rochelle Neale - pub. Mallinson Rendel) was written while living on the Kapiti Coast with her two young sons. She later completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Design and began illustrating and exhibiting her artwork.; She works as a communications consultant and lives in the Wellington region.
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- : Rochelle Maroon
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- : 01 October 2023
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- : Rochelle Maroon