Kidnap at Mystery Island by Carol Garden
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Set in a time after the great global Environment Revolution of 2072, readers enter a high-tech world of eco criminals, artificial islands, global warming, rising seas and patrolling coastal rangers. Like other kids of his generation, Dom has a special talent, chosen by his parents at conception. He is ...Show more
Toitoi #30 (Summer 2023) by edited by Charlotte Gibbs
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction
Our fantastic summer issue has arrived and we are so excited to share it with you all. Congratulations to Maxwell Zhao, age 7, for his incredible cover illustration, and to all the young writers and artists for submitting their work for publication. We hope you love this journal as much as we do!
Maggie and the Mountain of Light - The Wayfinder Girls by Mark Snoad
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
A respected organization, a hidden purpose, a world-ending threat. 12-year-old Maggie Thatcher longs to be a courageous Wayfinder Girl. But that's not very likely; she is barely coping with life as it is, relying on her asthma inhaler, epi-pen, and the support of her best friend, Anahira Waititi. ...Show more
The Butterflies of Meadow Hill Manor by Stefanie Parks
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Amy has been sent to live with her aunt at Meadow Hill Manor in Belper, Derbyshire, to help her 'recover'. Rumours abound that the house is haunted, but Amy doesn't care. It's just another place to live and Amy is determined not to care about anything. What would be the point? Amy's obsession with shutt ...Show more
The Pitbull Returns (Dragon Defenders #2) by James Russell
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: The Dragon Defenders
Months have passed since evil boss The Pitbull stole a dragon's egg from Flynn and Paddy's paradise island. By now, it should have hatched. But when he discovers that it's nothing more than an egg-shaped rock, The Pitbull flies into a terrible rage and plots revenge. Will Flynn and Paddy be able to stop ...Show more
All Is Lost (Dragon Defenders #4) by James Russell
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: The Dragon Defenders
The Pitbull is furious. His evil plans to capture the dragons on Flynn and Paddy's paradise island have come to nothing. And now his niece, Briar, has joined forces with the brothers. As he musters his men and machines for a final attempt, a devastating natural disaster strikes which completely changes ...Show more
The Curse of the Kraken (The Adventures of Jack Scratch #2) by Craig Phillips
30.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books | Series: The Adventures of Jack Scratch
TENTACLES! TERROR! TANTRUMS! After a mysterious stranger appears at The Crafty Trout, Jack Scratch and his friends find themselves entangled in an adventure of monstrous proportions. Narrowly escaping a boatload of murderous moggies, crashing cannonballs and a treacherous seabird, Jack and crew set a co ...Show more
Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
The brooding island of Kaitangata lies just across the water from Meredith's home. It seems to have a supernatural presence, a will and a voice of its own, although only Meredith can hear it. Can Meredith save the island from an unscrupulous developer? How could the dreamer of the family succeed where ...Show more
The Guardian of the Land by Joanna Orwin
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Guardian of the Land was first published in 1985 by Oxford, winning the 1986 Children's Book of the Year and is an exciting time travel adventure which also has valuable historical and ecological lessons. It has been selected as the fourth title in the Collins Modern New Zealand Classic series.Twelve-ye ...Show more
Conrad Cooper's Last Stand by Leonie Agnew
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Set in 1978 against the Bastion Point occupation, Conrad Cooper's Last Stand is junior fiction full of humour but with a powerful core. Award-winning author Leonie Agnew has created a surprising, brave and totally engaging novel for young readers. Dear Tane, I've never prayed to a god, so hope this is o ...Show more
Grandad's Wheelies by Jack Lasenby
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
When Jack visits his grandparents, they tell him stories - each outdoing the other with a tale taller and wilder than the last. When Jack visits his grandparents, there's no television to entertain him. No internet, no mobile phone, no tablets. In fact, there's no technology or modern distractions at a ...Show more
The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Graphic Novels
A graphic-novel mystery adventure for eight- to twelve-year-olds in which a girl and boy uncover the secret that has corrupted their seaside town. "Haven't you always thought there's something WEIRD about this town, Miro?" Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of an ancient ...Show more