The bridge jane higgins book

The bridge is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. It is an intelligent, complex and gripping book that reminded me in parts of suzanne collinss hunger games trilogy. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance. The novel was picked up by australian publisher text after it won the 2010 text prize for unpublished ya or childrens writing. But nik is on the run, with sols sister fyffe and isis hot on their trail. War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history. She is a senior research fellow at lincoln univeristy specialising in youth studies. War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he. The bridge is the first novel by new zealand author, jane higgins. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on many human rights campaigns. This grim first novel, set on a notsodistant future earth in a wartorn, divided city that could be sarajevo. Her writing is amazing and her storytelling even better.

Weekend australian war propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history. It is an intelligent, complex and gripping book that reminded me in parts of suzanne collinss hunger games. Since he was orphaned at the age of five, nik stais has lived, learned and excelled at tornmoor academy, hoping to be chosen by the internal security and intelligence service to use his talents in the fight that cityside wages against the hostiles on. The bridge, jane higgins shop online for books in new. Nik is interviewed by isis agents he hit me, one sharp punch that pushed me back in the chair with my head on my knees. Buy a cheap copy of the bridge book by jane higgins. The bridge bridge, book 1 by jane higgins book cover, description, publication history. This book is in bookshops now and is a finalist in the new zealand post childrens book awards. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance to overrun the residents of cityside. In a postapocalyptic world, youre born into one side of a war. They cross the bridge in search of sol, and nik finds answers to questions he had never dared to ask. Click to read more about the bridge by jane higgins. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.

More political than pure dystopian, niks world is divided by two classes at war, his own in. Jane higgins is a new zealand author and the bridge is her first book. Leanne hall was the 2009 winner of the text prize for young adult and childrens writing and is a childrens specialist at readings carlton. Its hard to fathom that southside stems from a debut novelist, and i cant wait to see what jane brings out next. Aug 01, 2011 nik and fyffe travel over the bridge to southside on a dangerous mission to try and find sol. Read the bridge by jane higgins available from rakuten kobo. This novel is a finalist for the nz post book awards and it wouldnt surprise me one bit if it won. Buy the hardcover book the bridge by jane higgins at indigo. It is the winner of the text prize for ya and childrens writing in 2010. Fishpond new zealand, the bridge by jane higginsbuy. This is one of those rare books that manages to be layered and thoughtprovoking, as well as actionpacked and entertaining. It is sequel to the bridge and is set six months after the events of that book. A heartstopping novel about friendship, identity, and courage from.

The bridge ebook by jane higgins 9781770494381 rakuten. The bridge by jane higgins 9781921758331 booktopia. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Havoc is the second novel by new zealand author, jane higgins. She is a senior research fellow at lincoln university and her specialty is youth studies. The characters were all relatable, and understandable. Oct 09, 2012 the bridge ebook written by jane higgins. The location of the story is an unspecified wartorn divided city that could be located. This pageturner and first novel is well placed for a sequel. What is the climax of the story of the bridge by jane higgins. Jane higgins text prizewinning debut, the bridge, is a gritty adventure set in a future world where fear of outsiders pervades everything. The political aspects are suspenseful and delicious. The commander takes them into enemy territory, breken militia breathing down our necks.

When a barrage of rockets from cityside inflicts enormous damage on moldam hq, costs breken lives and brings down the moldam bridge, it is apparent that the precarious ceasefire is over. Nik remarks, while i wasnt the only brown face in school, i was the only one without backup. A heartstopping novel about friendship, identity and courage from an exciting new voice in youngadult fiction. The bridge, jane higgins shop online for books in new zealand.

Isis representatives have entered the school hall, ready to take away the best of the best for acceptance and training for their elite guard. Higgins taps into current social and class conflicts as fodder for her future war. In southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation, waiting for a chance to overrun the residents. The climax in the book jane eyre is when jane hears mr.

I havent read a book with such a realistic and raw account of war since mockingjay. In the bridge, both sides have dehumanised the other. Jane higgins doesnt follow the usual tropes, but creates her own path. Jun 26, 2012 the bridge by jane higgins this ya novel won the text prize in 2010. Its a compelling novel about friendship, identity and courage from an exciting new voice in youngadult fiction. About the author jane higgins was born in new zealand. The bridge ebook by jane higgins 9781770494381 rakuten kobo. The bridge has 4 types of conflict in the book these are some quotes from the book showing 4 types of conflict. Their task is to keep the hostile southsiders at bay and on their side of the bridges. May 10, 2012 jane higginss novel the bridge is a young adult fiction finalist in the new zealand post childrens book awards. The bridge bridge, book 1 by jane higgins fantastic fiction. Its easy to see why the bridge was chosen as the winner of the 2010 text prize for young adult and childrens writing.

She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on many human. Apr 17, 2015 its simply an intelligent read for dystopian readers. What is the climax of the story of the bridge by jane. The bridge shows how hard it can be to tell right from wrong, especially in the face of war. My immediate reaction was i want more there has to be a sequel. The bridge by jane higgins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Fyffe plays smart and tells the officers that her name is sina, nik however didnt think and blurted out nik before he thought about a fake name. Sep 22, 2011 jane higgins does an amazing job of depicting how a society might respond to ongoing civil conflict. Buy a discounted paperback of the bridge online from australias leading. The southsiders, it turns out, comprise the underclass that rebelled against their wealthy patrons, contrary to the propaganda that nik has heard all his life. She has degrees in mathematics and anthropology and has worked on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the bridge. Oct 07, 2011 the bridge is jane higgins debut novel, and shes made it clear that shes an author to keep an eye on.