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A Wrinkle in Time (Puffin Modern Classic) by Madeleine L'Engle
$16.00 NZD
$16.99 (5% off)
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: From 2 To 12
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'. How Charles, his sister Meg and friend Calvin find and free his father makes this a very special and exciting ...Show more
Ballet Shoes by Piers Sanford
$12.95 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: 2-12
Adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil lead a sheltered life until they begin at the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. Only then do they begin to discover their special talents and extraordinary ambitions.
Bridge to Terabithia (Puffin Modern Classics) by Katherine Paterson
$17.00 NZD
$17.99 (5% off)
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: 9+
Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's been practising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any of the girls in school, she also turns out to ...Show more
Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
$14.95 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him.
Goggle-eyes by Anne Fine
$11.95 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: 9+
Kitty Killin is not only a good storyteller but also the World's Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. That's why she's sent to talk to Helly Johnston in the dark privacy of the lost property cupboard, and why she tells the story of her mother and Gerald Faulkner.
Jip: His Story by Katherine Paterson
$12.95 NZD
$13.99 (7% off)
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
Another triumph for Paterson, "Jip" tells a "historically accurate story (that's) full of revelations and surprises" ("Publisher's Weekly"). An abandoned boy turns to his only friend to help him make sense of his past, after a menacing stranger comes to town claiming to have been sent by his father.
Smith by Kenny McKendry
$20.00 NZD
$21.00 (4% off)
Category: Classics - children | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
Young Smith was a pickpocket - a very accomplished one. But one day his pick-pocketing was to lead him into a sinister and dangerous web of murder, intrigue and betrayal.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank; Otto Frank; Mirjam Pressler; Harry Brockway
$20.00 NZD
$21.00 (4% off)
Category: Classics - children | Series: Puffin Modern Classics Ser.
Anne Franks The Diary of a Young Girl is not just a true story but also a piece of history. Written by Anne Frank for herself, at the age of 13, the diary contains candid and intimate details of Annes thoughts and feelings during the two years of the Second World War she and her family and friends staye ...Show more
The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars
$12.95 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: 10+
Tom, from the town, is so excited by seeing the black fox with the green eyes that he goes out every day hoping to see her again. And when she and her cub are in danger from his uncle's gun, he is sure he is the only person who can save them.
The Outsiders (Puffin Modern Classics) by S. E. Hinton
$22.00 NZD
$26.00 (15% off)
Category: Fiction - YA | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
The Outsiders by S E Hinton is a ground-breaking, timeless story by a brilliant writer. '...the hand at the back of my neck was strong. I'm drowning, I thought ...' The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothe ...Show more
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
$12.95 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Puffin Modern Classics | Reading Level: 2-12
Although the silver sword was only a paper knife, it became the symbol of hope and courage which kept four deserted children alive through the years of occuption, and afterwards on the exhausting and dangerous journey from war-torn Poland to Switzerland, where they hoped to find their parents.
The Werepuppy (Puffin Modern Classics) by Jacqueline Wilson
$12.95 NZD
$16.95 (23% off)
Category: Fiction - junior | Series: Puffin Modern Classics
A werewolf video leaves Micky terrified of dogs. Mum decides the only answer is to get Micky a puppy of his own. To everyone's surprise - including Micky's - he chooses a werepuppy. But Wolfie turns out to be a very special pet - and a real joker.