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A Strange Land by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
Tense teen drama, with a strong message...
Dream Team by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
East End United are struggling to make this season work. Cairo is their best shot but as Captain he just can't seem to make the team work together. When Coach Ayo suggests heading to the library for some historical research the boys think he's having a laugh but the secret to a great team might just lie ...Show more
Home Ground by Alan Gibbons
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Sam's team are edging closer to the bottom of the league this season and team captain Jordan's bad attitude isn't helping anyone. When Sam spots Hasan playing on the refugee team, he can see that Hasan's got talent and invites him along to practice. Hasan and his friend Faisal prove to be exactly what t ...Show more
Keeper by Alan Gibbons
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A thought-provoking football story accompanied by fascinating facts about famous goalies and the history of goalkeeping from reluctant-reader favourite Alan Gibbons.New boy Shane Logan is loud and has a short temper, but on the football field he also turns out to be a talented goalie. In the first match ...Show more
Street Corner Dad by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Family drama set during World War II. It's the height of World War II. Jimmy and his sister Molly are a couple of the only kids to have not been evacuated to the countryside and with no school to speak of, they lead fairly carefree lives despite the war raging around them. But tragedy strikes when their ...Show more
Super Sub by Alan Gibbons
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Alan Gibbons returns with an action-packed football story accompanied by fascinating facts and historical detail about famous substitutes.
The Beautiful Game by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
At an Old Trafford game, Lennie hears Man U fans chanting about Hillsborough. Enraged, he joins in with a retaliatory chant about the Munich Disaster of '58. Appalled, his dad and granddad take Lennie on a whistlestop tour of the dark side of the beautiful game. Dad and Grandad know only too well the hu ...Show more
The Edge by Alan Gibbons
22.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
Danny and his mother are on the run from her boyfriend Chris, a violent man who beats them both up. Chris pursues them from London to the north, where they take refuge with Danny's grandparents. But even there, nothing is safe. Danny is conspicuous as the only mixed-race boy in the community.
The Greatest by Alan Gibbons
17.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Gr8read
Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. Chris is the best boxer in the country. He's been picking on Ali for ages. Now Ali has to stand up for himself - just like his hero, Muhammed Ali. It's time to go in - and win? A brilliant read about standing up to bullies and overcoming the ...Show more
The Lion Roars by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Jimi dreams of playing in the all-white kit of the Lions of Senegal but he can't see how his dream will ever come true. Even though he is the best footballer in the region, the bigger boys never let him play with them. But can he change their minds? With huge support from his family, Jimi finds that the ...Show more
The Number 7 Shirt by Alan Gibbons
15.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats help him achieve his dream? A must for football fans everywhere. Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for t ...Show more
Weird School Day (Early Reader) by Alan Gibbons
13.00 NZD
Category: Learning to Read | Series: Weirdibeasts
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. It's Katie Cat's first day of school ...but what has happened? She has feathers and fur and whiskers and wi ...Show more