Secrets at Red Rocks

· Bolinda · Narrated by Ollie Howlett
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Jessie stared at him, hard. 'It is not a story. It is real. Jake, if you have stolen a sealskin, then whoever it belongs to will be stuck in human form.' Jake was surprised to see tears form in her eyes. 'You must put it back.' 'But that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!' said Jake. 'Jake!' Jessie shouted. 'You must put it back.' Jake has taken a sealskin from Red Rocks and hidden it under his bed, unlocking an ancient spell that threatens to destroy his family. Can he put things right, before it's too late? In Secrets at Red Rocks, the mysterious Celtic myth of the selkies – seal people – meets Aotearoa New Zealand's wild southern landscape and an ordinary boy is thrown into a terrifying adventure tinged with ancient magic. With its beautiful writing and eerie atmosphere, middle-grade children will be thrilled and moved by this captivating story by the author of The Grimmelings. Now a major television series.
Jessie stared at him, hard. 'It is not a story. It is real. Jake, if you have stolen a sealskin, then whoever it belongs to will be stuck in human form.' Jake was surprised to see tears form in her eyes. 'You must put it back.' 'But that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!' said Jake. 'Jake!' ...

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Rachael King is a bestselling New Zealand author, reviewer, former literary festival director and ex-bass player living in Ōtautahi Christchurch. She is best known for two children's novels: The Grimmelings, (2024) and Red Rocks, which won the Esther Glen Medal. It was adapted as a screen series under the name Secrets of the Red Rocks (the US book title), with Season 1 released by SkyNZ in 2025 and Season 2 currently in development. Two of King's adult novels, The Sound of Butterflies and Magpie Hall, have been published in nine languages. King received a Waitangi Day Honour Award in 2020 from the New Zealand Society of Authors for her work at WORD Christchurch in bringing Behrouz Boochani to New Zealand. In 2023 she was named Best Reviewer at the Voyager New Zealand Media Awards. Her latest work includes a junior fiction series Violet and the Velvets and a book for young adults, Song of the Saltings (2026).

Melbourne-based Ollie Howlett's passion for music and performance ignited early in his life growing up in Aotearoa’s Hawkes Bay. After completing his arts training at NASDA in Ōtautahi, he became a standout theatre maker and musician, primarily working with The Barden Party in their award-winning Shakespeare touring productions. Secrets at Red Rocks by Rachel King is Ollie's first audiobook narration, and he is incredibly excited to get stuck into a new medium.

Rachael King is a bestselling New Zealand author, reviewer, former literary festival director and ex-bass player living in Ōtautahi Christchurch. She is best known for two children's novels: The Grimmelings, (2024) and Red Rocks, which won the Esther Glen Medal. It was adapted as a screen series ...

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