Awatea and the Kawa Gang

This is the sequel to Awatea's Treasure, and it has new adventures with Awatea and Carrot, the endearing parrot. The book grew from stories Fraser told his students in the classroom and around the fire on school camps. It has suspense, humour and lively characters. It immerses readers in Awatea's world in the bush and at the beach and his close friendship with Carrot. This book is great to read aloud, and it is particularly engaging for boys, reluctant readers and children reading junior fiction. It is intended for children seven to eleven years old. Fraser was a guest author on the Storylines Story Tour in 2018, was interviewed on RNZ National and will be performing at the Auckland Writers' Festival in May 2019. Awatea's Treasure was a finalist for the Best First Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2017 and was selected as a Storylines Notable Book 2018.

It's the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He's got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the tree house and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. While keeping an eye on a pair of leopard seals, they notice signs of poachers. So Awatea and his friends at the beach work out a plan to stop them.It's the holidays, and Awatea is staying with his grandparents at the beach. He's got lots of time and freedom to explore, visit the tree house and have adventures with Carrot, the talking parrot. Awatea catches fish, cooks over a campfire and spends a stormy night in the tree house with Carrot for company. When fending off some territorial magpies and keeping an eye on a pair of leopard seals, Awatea and Carrot notice signs of poachers. So Awatea and his friends at the beach work out a plan to stop them.