Four You Say Which Way Adventures by Blair Polly & D. M. Potter

$30.00 NZD

Category: Pick A Path Stories | Series: You Say Which Way | Reading Level: 8-12

Search for pirate treasure. Live in a magic house. Go on safari. Travel back in time. An interactive collection where YOU say which way the story goes. This volume contains four books: Pirate Island, In the Magician's House, Lost in Lion Country, Once Upon an Island. These stories depend on YOU. At th e end of each chapter you make a decision that determines which way the story goes. Start by choosing which story to read. Things might get a little trickier after that. Oh ...and watch out for the giant squid! ...Show more

Prince of Ponies by Stacy Gregg

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

War destroyed their worlds, now two young girls and their remarkable horses are fighting once more - this time to win. When twelve-year-old Mira stumbles across a white stallion in a forest in Berlin, she doesn't realise that this horse will take her on an incredible journey. Together, they're going to ascend the starry heights of Grand Prix show jumping, and sweep back in time to Poland in 1939 where another young girl is risking everything to save the horse that she loves... Prince of Ponies is a story of courage and the will to win against all odds. ...Show more

The Ghosts on the Hill by Bill Nagelkerke

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

You won’t be able to avoid the hills forever,’ says Mr James. ‘I know,’ says Elsie. ‘One day I’ll have to go over the Bridle Path again.’ The year is 1884. The place is Lyttelton, a small and bustling harbour town. Elsie is waiting for the fish to bite. She has her reasons for coming down to the waterfront so often, the main one being the memory of the lost boys. She was one of the last to see them alive, and now she is haunted by what happened to them. When the opportunity comes for Elsie to follow in their footsteps over the Bridle Path, and put their ghosts to rest, she doesn’t hesitate. ‘I’ll be careful,’ she says. But no one knows that the weather is about to change for the worse. For readers 8–13 years. ...Show more

#Tumeke! by Michael Petherick

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Plans for the Newtoun community’s Waitangi Day celebrations are well under way. The Tape Orchestra’s practising like mad. Monty and Mr Steve Vibrant are designing a poster. Rishi’s trying to land Lil Yacht Shifty … and Ms Ropata’s juggling it all because everyone wants in. There’ll be curry and cake, kapa haka, halal sausages, foam blasters, the Naenae dirtman, and kiss-the-goat — if Constable Rutene can manage to chase one down. In the meantime, Dreadflock’s considering a blog, Briony’s Mum’s being a helicopter, and everyone’s eating a lot of lolly cake. In the boundary-riding tradition of the Annual project, Annual Ink’s latest title #Tumeke! brings you the lives, loves and larrikin spirit of an inner-city neighbourhood. The story is told through texts, Instagram posts, emails, fliers, committee minutes, posters, diary entries, blog posts, chatrooms, school homework, raps and the reliably bonkers community noticeboard. Stuffed with big personalities, surprising friendships and a little intrigue, this multimedia story brims with creativity and comedy, and everyday heartaches, too. Debut novelist Michael Petherick juggles a large cast and multiple story threads with panache, giving us a window on a vivid, warm-hearted community. A narrative — but not quite as we know it — for middle readers and anyone who loves to connect. To look inside, click here. ...Show more

The Death-Hunters (#1 Royal Orchid) by Denika Mead

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

A vengeful dragon.  A magician lurking in the shadows.  A ragtag team fighting to stop the planet from plunging into turmoil. When fourteen-year-old Ivy falls through a portal into Ghost Orchid, she is scared and alone. Then, she meets a group of teen rebels fighting to save the icy waste land. But are they really the good guys? Or are they as crazy and dangerous as they seem?      Struggling to understand her place in this strange world, she listens to a slithery voice in her head which promises a way out – a way home. But is she prepared to abandon her new friends, her kea and snow-mouse? Or will she stay and fight to stop Ghost Orchid and Earth from descending into chaos? ...Show more

Soulfire (PB) by Chaz Harris

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Twelve-year-old George Grimes is afraid of growing up. If becoming a teenager means he has to stop believing in Grandad's tall tales about Mythika - a magical place where artists have special powers - then he wants to stay twelve forever. On the eve of George's thirteenth birthday, a man with a forked beard and a crooked nose clambers out of the grandfather clock in the upstairs hallway. The man claims to be from Mythika, where the evil Lord Helwrath - once a boy who lost his imagination - has been murdering Creators, the name given to artists who keep his power in check. When George enters Mythika, he joins forces with a talented group of young artists to stop Helwrath before it's too late. However, a long-kept family secret leads some to believe that George can create the only power strong enough to fight Helwrath... Soulfire. From the co-author of LGBTQ fairy tales Promised Land and Maiden Voyage comes a new upper middle grade fantasy adventure. ...Show more

Into the Flames (Royal Orchid prequel) by Denika Mead

$17.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: Royal Orchid

Lizard's Tale by Weng Wai Chan

$21.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

It's Singapore in 1940, war is just around the corner-but twelve-year-old Lizard doesn't know that. He lives in Chinatown above a tailor's shop, surviving on his wits and hustling for odd jobs. When he steals a small teak box containing a Japanese code book from a Raffles Hotel suite, he finds himself in a dangerous world of wartime espionage. Lizard doesn't know who to trust. How is the mysterious book inside the box connected to his friend Lili, a girl full of secrets and fighting skills? Can he trust her, or will she betray him in the end? Lizard's Tale is an action-packed adventure for middle-grade readers, set in a British colony in Asia as the Japanese invasion of Singapore looms. ...Show more

An Unfamiliar Place (The Dragon Defenders #3) by James Russell

$23.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: The Dragon Defenders

The Pitbull's plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy's paradise island have been spoiled twice already, so he's hell-bent on revenge. But first he must find a way to lure the brothers to the city. Meanwhile to punish his niece Briar for her betrayal, the Pitbull locks her up in a prison cell , high in his tower. Surely escape is impossible this time? ...Show more

Into the Labyrinth (Dreamweavers #2) by Isa Pearl Ritchie

$23.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: Dreamweavers

A sound broke through the usual calm¿the same cracking sound I had heard while I was awake! The fragments Awa Bryant trapped just after she learned she was a long-awaited-for Dreamweaver are terrifyingly close to breaking free ¿ so close that even in the waking world she can hear their eff orts to crack their giant glass dome prison. Veila the Dreamcharmer is training her to use her powers, but Awa is impatient, distracted and still struggling with anxiety in her waking life. Yet, the threat grows stronger. She learns from Veila and the Priestess Tree that she must find the mysterious Dreamrealm labyrinth in order to master her powers and learn to alchemise the fragments before they can do more harm. Even with the training and the guidance she¿s received, can she succeed in her quest and defeat them before the marvellous Dreamrealm is destroyed? ...Show more

The Trespassers Club by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Trespassers Club was just supposed to be a game, but sometimes going places you shouldn’t has consequences … Laura has always spent her free time playing Trespassers Club with her sister, Katy. But Katy just turned thirteen and isn’t interested in playing games anymore. When their f amily moves suburbs, Laura discovers an old abandoned house on her street. It seems like the perfect hideout, but something – or rather someone – is already hiding inside. Laura meets Jacob, a runaway teen in a lot of trouble. Who is Jacob and what is he hiding from … Will Laura get herself into trouble if she gets involved? ...Show more

Search for a Kiwi Killer by Des Hunt

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Kerikeri is kiwi country. There the flightless birds live in common places like farms, sides of roads, and pine forests. There are signs everywhere saying dogs must be on leads. When dead kiwi are found in nearby Waitangi forest, it becomes clear that someone is ignoring the signs. A kiwi killer is on t he prowl. Suspects are many. As the death toll increases so too do the cries for dogs to be shot. Young Tom Smart has an injured pig dog he rescued from the forest. He can't believe she could be the killer, but others can. There is only one way Tom can be sure of her, and that is to find the real killer, which means confronting a man who will do anything to protect his secrets. ...Show more