Hound the Detective, Kimberly Andrews (Penguin Random House NZ)
Kōwhai and the Giants, Kate Parker (Mary Egan Publishing)
The Hug Blanket, Chris Gurney, illustrated by Lael Chisholm (Scholastic New Zealand)
This Is Where I Stand, Philippa Werry, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart (Scholastic New Zealand)
The books vying for the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award presented the judges with eclectic plot lines and endearing characters and they struggled to narrow down to a shortlist from the well-crafted titles.
Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award Finalists
Across the Risen Sea, Bren MacDibble (Allen & Unwin)
Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea, T K Roxborogh, illustrated by Phoebe Morris (Huia Publishers)
Mom loses gym and premature twins; then gets $11,000 bill from UIA
A woman says the UIA billed her for $11,000 after she closed her business and lost a pair of twins.
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ALLENDALE, Mich. â A West Michigan mother is dealing with a lot of stress when it comes to unemployment.
Not only did she lose the family business and her premature twins but now sheâs being told she owes more than $11,000 back to the state.
ROUGH YEAR
The past yearâs been rough for her and her family.
She and her husband opened their new gym in March of 2020. That same week she ended up in the hospital pregnant with twins.