The Sleeper Wakes: Part 4

By DAVID HILL

Corey glanced up at the dazzling white summit. Dean was a volcanologist who monitored New Zealand's North Island volcanoes to see if any eruptions seemed likely. He came to visit two or three times a year, even though nothing ever happened on Mt Taranaki.

Corey's father was gazing upwards, too. He stretched, and grinned at his son. 'Come on, mate. We're sleepier than this mountain.'

Another half-hour, and they were at the end of the 4WD track. The TV translator tower's steel skeleton rose beside them. They passed the Alpine Club Lodge. Two hundred metres away, at the foot of a glistening black cliff, orange and blue dots moved. Trampers on the Round-the-Mountain circuit.

Publisher: Puffin

Age group: 6-10 yrs


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