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Canterbury Quake: Christchurch, 2010-11 (My New Zealand Story) by Desna Wallace
$18.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - senior | Series: My New Zealand Story
Anyone would think Maddy's world had crumbled when she didn't get a cell phone for her eleventh birthday. But Maddy soon has far more important things to worry about. In the dark of night, with a terrifying rumble and a deafening roar, the world turns upside down! Suddenly, words like 'liquefaction', 'a ...Show more
Diary of a Super Swimmer by Shamini Flint
$13.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - junior | 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
Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe by Anna Fienberg
$19.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - junior | Series: Figaro and Rumba
Figaro and Rumba are best friends. Figaro is a dog who loves to run like the wind. And Rumba is a cat who once sang and danced in Cuba. When they catch the Very Fast Train that goes all the way to the beach, they meet a cunning crocodile with conga drums and an elegant satin waistcoat. Surely such a mus ...Show more
A Very Singular Guild (City of Orphans #3) by Catherine Jinks
$19.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - intermediate | Series: City of Orphans
Twelve-year-old Ned Roach used to scavenge for scraps along the Thames riverbank. But the recent plague of child-eating bogles in London means that he's now working as an apprentice to Alfred Bunce, the bogler.Alongside Jem Barbary and (sometimes) Birdie McAdam, Ned must lure bogles out of their lairs s ...Show more
Catch your Death (Ruby Redfort #3 HB) by Lauren Child
$25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - intermediate | Series: Ruby Redfort | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Ruby Redfort: Undercover agent, code-cracker and 13-year-old genius - there's nothing average about her. Only this time it's an adventure in the wild, and it'll take all Ruby's got just to survive.
Attack of the Shadow Smashers (The Notebook of Doom #3) by Troy Cummings
$10.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - junior | Series: The Notebook of Doom
Monsters, monsters, everywhere! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamin ...Show more
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt; Oliver Jeffers
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: The Crayons
Includes an original art print by Oliver Jeffers The two most popular, colorful picture books in a generation are now available together in a joint slipcased edition--the perfect gift for the holiday season In 2013, Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers' picture book, The Day the Crayons Quit, became a #1 be ...Show more
Ghosts of Parihaka (Aotearoa #5) by David Hair
$25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - senior | Series: Aotearoa
They say the past is another country. Some people can go there. It hasn't been an easy time for Matiu Douglas, magical adept. One of his friends is now a ghost, his enemies have stolen the Treaty of Waitangi, he can't date the girl he really likes and he keeps getting unwanted marriage proposals from a ...Show more
The Boy and the Cherry Tree by Mark Sommerset
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A young boy dreams of crossing a river to play in a beautiful tree. Between him and the water stands an anxious little bird. Is it too dangerous? Will he cross the river? Or will his dream stay out of reach?
11 (The Last Thirteen #3) by James Phelan
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - intermediate | Series: The\Last Thirteen Ser.
Sams deepest fears become real as his enemies grow more numerous and ever-more powerful. Struggling to stay one step ahead, Sam must locate 11 more Dreamers and solve the next piece of the puzzle. Can Sam and his allies unlock the secrets of an ancient journal to reveal their final destiny? For ages 10 ...Show more
Dashing Dog (HB & CD) by Margaret Mahy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A beautifully illustrated new edition of Margaret Mahy's classic verse, including CD of story read by Margaret Mahy. Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by ...Show more
Russian Roulette (Alex Rider Prequel) by Anthony Horowitz
$25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - intermediate | Series: Alex Rider
The highly anticipated prequel to the bestselling Alex Rider series, charting the journey of a young assassin. A gripping insight into the teenage life of Yassen Gregorovich, set against a backdrop of violence and corruption. From Yassen's training to become a deadly assassin, to his later orders to kil ...Show more