Crooked Leg Road by Jennifer Walsh
$20.00 NZD
Category: Teen/YA - 12+
Whispered secrets, a missing boy, a hidden shack and a mysterious family ... the stage is set for another exciting, real-life adventure from the author of The Tunnels of Tarcoola.
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea (Templeton Twins #1) by Ellis Weiner
$16.00 NZD
Category: Reading 9-12 | Series: The Templeton Twins
This debut novel has a fast-paced plot, clever heroes, evil (albeit buffoonish) villains, a sly sense of humour and is filled with puns, word games, puzzles and even a recipe for meatloaf. Illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Jeremy Holmes give the book even more kid appeal and makes the bo ...Show more
Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (BK2) by Jeff Kinney
$18.00 NZD
Category: Reading 9-12 | Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
In the second book of Jeff Kinney's bestselling series, team up with Greg Heffley once again, this time to try and take on his big brother. As you can guess, it doesn't work out too well... Rodrick actually got a hold of my LAST journal a few weeks back, and it was a disaster. But don't even get me star ...Show more
The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus Book 1) by Rick Riordan
$22.00 NZD
Category: Reading 9-12 | Series: Heroes of Olympus | Reading Level: 10+
Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper and a best friend named Leo. They're all students at a boarding school for "bad kids." What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly? Pi ...Show more
A Dose of Dr Dog by Babette Cole
$15.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Books
Doctor Dog, the Gumboyle family's favourite pet and their very own trusty physician, is having a well-deserved rest on a tropical island. Until, that is, the Gumboyles turn up and need rescuing from a variety of nasty holiday ailments! With the help of the long lost herbal scientist Professor Dash-Hund, ...Show more
Janet the Gannet and the Boy Who Dreamed of Flying by Janet Martin; Ivar Treskon
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Books - All Ages
Janet the Gannet from Muriwai Beach wanted to fly to a place out of reach...Jack was a boy who dreamed of flying . One night something magical happened - was it just a dream? Rhyming picture book by Janet Martin.
The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3) by Jeff Kinney
$18.00 NZD
Category: Reading 9-12 | Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
It's the third instalment of Jeff Kinney's award winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but will it be third time lucky for our hero, Greg Heffley? It's not easy for me to think of ways to improve myself, because I'm pretty much one of the best people I know. Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission. A mission ...Show more
Fancy Nancy: The Wonderful World of Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser
$25.00 NZD
Category: Early Reading 4-6 | Series: Fancy Nancy
Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy and using fancy words. How Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one encha ...Show more
Hatchet (#1 Hatchet Saga) by Gary Paulsen
$19.00 NZD
Category: Reading 9-12 | Series: Brian's Saga
The internationally best-selling story of survival against the odds. There was a wild crashing sound, a ripping of metal, and the plane blew through the trees, out over the water and down, down to slam into the lake...Brian is a city boy. Not used to living rough. Until his plane crashlands in the Canad ...Show more
Kiri the Kereru by Janet Martin
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Books - All Ages | Reading Level: very good
Junior picture book. Kiri the Kereru loved feasting on sweet juicy berries. The only trouble was, she didn't know when to stop. Then one day, a cat, a boy and a dog made Kiri pause and think about her hungry habit.
The Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang
$19.00 NZD
Category: Teen/YA - 12+ | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Oriole's beloved Wishbird is dying and she must leave the Forest of Birds to save him. But in the City of Soulless there are traitors everywhere, and when Oriole is captured, only a street orphan can help her. Can Oriole and Boy save Soulless and its bewitched king, or will the city's darkness prove too ...Show more
Waiting for Later by Tina Matthews
$28.00 NZD
Category: Fiction Books
Even though Nancy is big, one day she feels small. She asks her mum, brother, cousin, aunt and grandfather to play with her. They're all busy and inevitably reply, "Later." So Nancy climbs a tree in her backyard to wait for later, and imagines playing the games her family doesn't have time for. When lat ...Show more