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James Russell is a bestselling children’s writer.

He's the author of the Gaelyn Gordon Storylines Award-winning The Dragon Hunters, The Dragon Tamers and The Dragon Riders picture books, and the five junior fiction Dragon Defenders books. His new series – the Children of the Rush trilogy – is a triple Storylines Notable Book award winner, and finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and Booklovers Awards. He lives in Auckland with his family.

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Children of the Rush is historical fiction, set in the goldfields of Otago during the 1861 gold rush. They have proven to be popular with schools as they fit the history curriculum. 

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Website: www.dragonbrothersbooks.com