“A Gift of Coconuts”

Title“A Gift of Coconuts”
Year for Search2024
AuthorsGunn, Melissa
Secondary TitleGrist/Imagine 2000 2024
Date PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
KeywordsAotearoa New Zealand author, Female author
Annotation

The story, set in Aotearoa New Zealand and using Māori myth, takes place on what has become the coastline as a family works to survive and protect their coconut farm as one of the new super storms approaches.

URLhttps://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine2200-a-gift-of-coconuts/
Illustration

Illus. Molly Mendoza

Author Note

The New Zealand female author holds a doctorate in conservation biology.

Full Text

2024 Gunn, Melissa. “A Gift of Coconuts.” Illus. Molly Mendoza. Grist/Imagine 2000 2024 (January 22, 2024). https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine2200-a-gift-of-coconuts/

The story, set in Aotearoa New Zealand and using Māori myth, takes place on what has become the coastline as a family works to survive and protect their coconut farm as one of the new super storms approaches. The Aotearoa New Zealand female author holds a doctorate in conservation biology.