Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: The Invincibles
Tana, Scotty, Zinnia, Andrea and Muzza have a giant problem on their hands–their superpowers have short-circuited and they've been transformed into itty-bitty-sized Invincibles!Can the fearless footy heroes survive the field of doom and outwit Tricky Ricky and his dastardly deeds before the All Gr ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Ellyse Perry
Did someone press fast forward? Ellyse is bursting with excitement - she's been invited to try out for a new youth soccer academy along with her friends Hu and Jamie. Could this be the start of something big? Fingers crossed! But that's not the only thing. Cricket season has started up again and there's ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Rugby Spirit
Eoin Madden's having a busy term with friend issues, schoolwork and new rugby challenges; he's been moved up to train with the Junior Cup team, which is hard work, plus there's trouble in his dormitory as mobile phones start going missing But as usual there are ghostly goings-on in Castlerock school - ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction
Fifteen-year-old Jack has just discovered the one thing he loves, and is really good at- go kart racing. With the support of his mentor, Patrick, an old race-car driver with a dark past, and his best mates Colin and Mandy, Jack must learn to control his reckless streak. Only then will he be in with a ch ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Gym Stars
Tara loves gym and spends every spare moment practising in her garden. When she joins the Silverdale Gym Club, Tara's catapulted into their star team. But with so many new things to learn- like backflips, somersaults and handsprings, how will Tara ever catch up with her talented teammates?
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Diary of A...
In illustrated diary format, the hilarious tale of a boy who is a rugby master—not! Marcus is a math whiz who is not good at sports. But his dad, a self-help author, is convinced otherwise. He believes that Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to—with hilarious result ...Show more
Category: NZ Adult Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Lelei Lelei Jnr (aka Machete) and Neil Turnbull (aka The Ghost) came from very different backgrounds but when they eventually found each other they became the 2nd five/centre combination that ruled world rugby. On the pitch they were an unorthodox and mostly unstoppable team. On their day, when they wer ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Diary of a ....
Marcus is a Maths whiz who is not good at sport. His dad is a self-help author who thinks Marcus can achieve anything he sets his mind to...with hilarious results. In illustrated diary format, Marcus's gentle, satiric humour and comic drawings will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surpris ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Glory Gardens | Reading Level: 8-11
Hooker, Azzie, Erica and the rest all play cricket in their spare time, but they've never taken it very seriously until now. Kiddo, one of their school teachers, suggests they form an official team and play proper matches - and Glory Gardens C.C. is formed. Hooker, as captain, soon finds out that cricke ...Show more
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Paul Faustino
"This stirring adventure -- a soccer story? a ghost story? -- defies expectations. . . . Both lyrical and gripping." -- KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive interview with El Gato -- the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-hand ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Deadly D & Justice Jones
Age range 7-14 This third instalment in the Deadly D series is another page-turning adventure story that sees Dylan and his loyal friend, Justice Jones, desperately trying to keep the secret of Deadly D from being revealed to the world. But is it time for Dylan to fess up to his mother about how he has ...Show more
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Rugby Spirit | Reading Level: From 9
It's a new school term and Eoin Madden has new responsibilities. He's now captain of the Under 14s team and has to deal with friction between his friend Rory and new boy Dylan as they thrash it out for a place as scrum-half. And away from the pitch Eoin has his hands full. He starts work on a project a ...Show more
