Sting by Raymond Huber

Target age 8+

Ziggy’s not your average bee in a box. Life’s pretty sweet in the hive, but he knows he’s different from the other bees. When Ziggy leaves Bee City to find out why, he soon learns that the truth can sting.

Raymond Huber lives in Dunedin. He has been a social worker, gardener, primary school teacher, lecturer, and is currently a writer and editor. He's written Science and English textbooks and short stories for children. Sting, published by Walker Books, is his first novel.

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