Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Reading Level: near fine
Nine Girls is a page-turning adventure from Stacy Gregg, one of Aotearoa's most internationally successful and locally awarded writers.An epic story woven with suspense by Pony Club Secrets and The Princess and the Foal author Stacy Gregg.They dug a hole and they put the box filled with gold inside it.T ...Show more
Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference by Selina Tusitala Marsh
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Series: Mophead
An inspirational graphic memoir of growing up Pasifika in New Zealand, written and illustrated by our fast-talking PI Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh. At school, Selina is teased for her big, frizzy hair. Kids call her ‘mophead’. She ties her hair up this way and that way and tries to fit in. Until ...Show more
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Reading Level: very good
A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powe ...Show more
The Sparrow by Tessa Duder
22.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: very good
A powerful new historical novel from one of New Zealand's best-loved YA authors. An exciting new novel from the author of Alex. In September 1840, two ships arrive on the shores of the Waitemata Harbour to establish Auckland, the new capital of New Zealand. Among the settlers on board the Platina is yo ...Show more
Runt by Craig Silvey
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14
A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee. 'You don't have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.' Annie Shearer lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called R ...Show more
Time's Raven (#2 Eternity Loop) by Eileen Merriman
22.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Series: Eternity Loop
Can you escape an eternal loop? Book 2 of the gritty, fast-paced, thought-provoking Eternity Loop series. What's done cannot be undone. Don't forget. Having broken the rules against time travel, Indigo is in trouble with everyone, but at least the problem of Billy Raven has been solved - hasn't it? I ...Show more
Take Me to Your Leader by Leonie Agnew
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14
Can Lucas pull off staging an alien encounter and save his tiny country school from closure? A madcap novel by an award-winning author for readers 8 years and older. Eleven-year-old Lucas has got a new worry to add to his long, long list - his rural school is on the Ministry of Education's list for ...Show more
Spark Hunter by Sonya Wilson
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14
Over a million hectares of wild bush-clad land and one young hunter ... Nissa Marshall knows that something is hiding deep in the forests of Fiordland National Park - she's seen their lights in the trees. But what are they, and why does no one else seem to notice them? When Nissa abandons her school c ...Show more
The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King
30.00 NZD
Category: Comics & 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
The Halfmen of O (#1 The O Trilogy) by Maurice Gee
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Series: O Trilogy | Reading Level: good
'Nick had seen the birthmark on Susan's wrist. It had two parts. Each was shaped like a tear drop, curved like a moon. One was bright red and the other golden brown.' Susan had always been a bit odd and never really got on with her cousin Nick, but the mark on her wrist draws them together in a frighten ...Show more
Wot Knot You Got? Mophead's Guide to Life by Selina Tusitala Marsh
30.00 NZD
Category: Children - Reference
With her trademark visual wit, our buddy Mophead unravels the knots that keep us up at night. ‘What do you do if nothing is right – not at home, at school, anywhere?’‘What if people don’t like me?’‘What if your own ideas stink?’‘How do I hug my dad?’ One morning, Selina wakes up with a twisting, tang ...Show more
The Tomo by Mary-Anne Scott
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 9 to 14 | Reading Level: near fine
Fifteen-year-old Phil is sent to work on a sheep station while his father undergoes cancer treatment over the Christmas period. Phil's only consolation is that he is entrusted with his father’s beloved heading dog, Blue. But a wayward ram leads Blue into danger and they both plummet into a deep tomo. Ph ...Show more