Goodfellows by Tom McLaughlin
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A case of mistaken identity leads to unintentional criminal activity when a dream family holiday goes terribly wrong in this punny comedy caper from author-illustrator Tom McLaughlin. The Goodfellows are the perfect family. From helping the local community to scooping up prizes in school, there's nothin ...Show more
The Story of Matthew Buzzington by Andy Stanton
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: 4u2read
A brand-new lowered reading age edition of this riotous, laugh-out-loud adventure from the bestselling author of the Mr Gum series. Matthew Buzzington has a superpower - he can turn into a fly! It's just that it hasn't happened yet, which is pretty bad timing really because there are robbers and flying ...Show more
A Bad Day for Jayden by Tony Bradman
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Reluctant-reader favourite Tony Bradman returns with a gentle and sensitively told story of life as a young carer.Mum won't get out of bed. His best friend has dumped him. And school work is just too difficult. Jayden wants to do the right thing - but how can he when it feels like the world is conspirin ...Show more
Boing Boing by Alexander McCall Smith
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: Acorns
Jane has always been just a little bit different - she has springs in her knees! A brilliant tale with a spring in it's step from global bestseller Alexander McCall Smith, now in a hi-lo, dyslexia-friendly format for the struggling middle grade reader.
Kerb-Stain Boys (Barrington Stoke) by Alex Wheatle
17.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
Life on the Crongton estate can be rough for Briggy. Dad's lost his job, Mum's always working to make ends meet and big brother Kingsley just wants out. Then Briggy's best mate Terror cooks up a plan to impress the coolest chick in the year, Caldonia Lake. Briggy doesn't want to lose face by chickening ...Show more
Passing for White by Tanya Landman
17.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Barrington Stoke
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explain ...Show more
A Remarkable Ear by Anne Fine
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Beloved and award-winning author Anne Fine returns with a touching, musical story of patience, practice and courage.Everyone's always telling Will to stop making so much noise. That is, until he meets music teacher Mr Brand. He thinks Will's not just noisy but that he has a gift and must learn to play t ...Show more
Sophie Takes to the Sky by Katherine Woodfine
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Little Gems
Katherine Woodfine reimagines the childhood of Sophie Blanchard, the world's first female hot-air balloonist, in this inspiring story of courage and self-belief.
Special Delivery by Jonathan Meres
15.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Little Gems
An old lady's failing memory leads to an unlikely friendship in this gorgeous Little Gem from bestselling author Jonathan Meres.All Frank wants is a new bike - but first he has to save up some money! When he starts helping with his sister's paper round, the last thing Frank expects is to meet a very spe ...Show more
Tilt by Mary Hoffman
18.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Teen
Pisa, 1299. In the male-dominated world of Renaissance Italy, Netta is an ambitious young woman and the last in the line of a great family of sculptors and stone-carvers. Determined to throw off the shackles of marriage, Netta sets out to take up her family's legacy and work on fixing the city's leaning ...Show more
White Eagles by Elizabeth Wein
17.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
Summer 1939. With Europe on the brink of war, nineteen-year-old Krystyna Tomiak has been called up to join the White Eagles, Poland's valiant air force. When the Nazis reach the town where she is based, Krystyna is forced to make a daring escape. But what she doesn't realise is that a young Jewish boy ...Show more
The Horror of Dunwick Farm (#3 The Crooked Oak Mysteries) by Dan Smith
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: The Crooked Oak Mysteries
Animals behaving oddly, people falling suddenly ill - what's creeping around down at the farm? Crooked Oak's mystery-solving team return with another spine-tingling adventure. A mystery is growing at Dunwick Farm and it all started with a plane crash ... Crooked Oak's mystery-solving team return with ...Show more