The Great Fire: A City in Flames by Ann Turnbull
16.00 NZD
Category: High Interest, Quick Reads, Dyslexia Friendly | Series: National Archives
"In sixteen hundred and sixty-six, London burned like rotten sticks." Left alone and homeless by the Great Plague, Sam struggled to survive. He was lucky to get a job working for the Giraud family. Though Andre, the son of his boss, doesn't make life easy. And then a fire breaks out on Pudding Lane. Bef ...Show more
The Castle In The Field by Michael Morpurgo
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Little Gems
A great countryside tale. Chris, Lisa and Tom spend their days in their secret hide-out in the Castle, an old WWII pill-box. But the Castle is on Old Rafferty's land, and he hates kids. They find themselves in big trouble when some local lads lock them in and there is no one around for miles...High qual ...Show more
Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah
27.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
Rico knows trouble. He knows the look of it and the sound of it. He also knows to stay away from it as best he can. Because if there's one thing his Romany background has taught him, it's that he will always be a suspect. Despite his efforts to stay on the right side of the law, Rico is angry and frust ...Show more
The OMG Blog by Karen McCombie
15.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Conkers
A lighthearted tale of vlogging newbies from queen of tween Karen McCombie, wrapped up in a stunning package bound to appeal to fans of instagram, Snapchat and Zoella. Heartwarming and affirmative, this cracking new Conker has family and friendship of the offline variety at its heart.Four �good' girls m ...Show more
The Desert Challenge (#2 A Bear Grylls Adventure) by Bear Grylls
13.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A Bear Grylls Adventure
The exciting second book in the new young readers series from survival expert and Chief Scout BEAR GRYLLS. Sophie loves activity camp ...but is terrified of insects. It's so bad that she won't go into the tent on her own, just in case something flies at her, or she steps on a creepie-crawlie. But when s ...Show more
Unboxed by Non Pratt
23.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
Four friends meet up at their old school to open the memory box they stowed there years ago - with five letters inside for four of them, because their friend Millie has died. When they open the box they find a new letter from Millie and discover that she has left them special instructions: permission to ...Show more
The Sea Challenge (Bear Grylls Adventure 4) by Bear Grylls
14.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: A Bear Grylls Adventure
The fourth in the fun new 12-book collectible series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout BEAR GRYLLS. Chloe is enjoying activity camp and all the outdoor fun - what's not to like? But she can't understand why everyone goes on and on about "leaving things the way you found them". After ...Show more
Greyfields (Mission Alert #3) by Benjamin Hulme-Cross
12.00 NZD
Category: High Interest, Quick Reads, Dyslexia Friendly | Series: High/Low
When the only way to get at a target is by using a child, MI5 bring in special agents Tom and Zilla to help. Something is going on at Greyfields nuclear power plant and Tom and Zilla need to find out what. Can they sneak into a camp of anti-nuclear protesters and foil the plans of a Russian spy? Bloomsb ...Show more
Good Dog Lion by Alexander McCall Smith, David Dean
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Little Gem
Timo and his mother do not have much money - in fact, they have almost none. But that does not matter too much, because Timo has his mother and she has him. They have their little house. They have friends and neighbours. They have the world about them. All of that can be enough for happiness. There is o ...Show more
The Ostrich of Pudding Lane by Jeremy Strong
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Conkers
A silly and delightful tale of ostrich-related chaos from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong (The 100-mile an Hour Dog, My Brother's Famous Bottom), with added moustaches. Warning: moustaches may fall off due to snorts of laughter. Pudding Lane may be the only primary school in the UK with a real, live ostri ...Show more
The Seal's Fate by Eoin Colfer
17.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
School's out, and Bobby Parrish is spending the summer on his dad's boat. Job number one is to deal with the seals infesting the peninsula. The money's good - but Bobby knows, deep down, that he hasn't got it in him. Eoin Colfer's trademark humour and lightness of touch and Victor Ambrus's classic artwo ...Show more
Dragon by Hilary McKay
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: 4u2read
When Max won't tidy his room, his witchy Aunt flies off on her broomstick in a temper. Now Max is left on his own with a dragon's egg to look after. But the egg is starting to hatch...Soon Max and his friend Timmy have got a lot on their plate! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexi ...Show more