Beatrice (Bea) lives with her grandfather in the land of Irpa. She helps her grandad make his potions that he sells in their shop called the Salty Pig’s Tonics and ...
Bea and Cad are still looking for her Grandfather, the Pig Wizard. After their dangerous adventure together they have discovered a village of Arsai – small wise creatures that use ...
Bea, her grandfather the Pig Wizard, and her Galdurian friend Cadwallader are in a group of refugees fleeing the battle of Rinn, and the arrival of endless darkness. Bea knows ...
What is Lightfall – A Place Between about? Bea, Cad & friends are on their way to repay a favour to one of Irpa’s spirits, named Lorgon. But they are all ...
They are talking about you They’re laughing at you You’re not good enough These are all things we’ve heard in our heads at some time, or maybe even from ...
The narrator of this picture book admits something on the 1st page. He’s a worrier. He even worries about his worrying because he knows his worries are not normal. There ...
Dame Whina Cooper is a name known across New Zealand. She is famous for leading a Hikoi (march) of 5000 people from Northland right down to Wellington to NZ Parliament ...
What is To the Death about? 10 people volunteer to be part of a televised survival competition run on an island swarming with 1000’s of Pyres – flesh eating zombies. ...
What is Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King about? Cleopatra and her father (the rightful Pharoah of Egypt), have fled their palace and home as Cleopatra’s sister has taken control ...
A small girl swings her play wooden sword as her cape swooshes behind her. She holds up her shield and ROARS like a bear! Her roaring feelings suddenly fill her ...
What is Truth Needs No Colour about? The South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand has been deemed unlivable by the NZ government after a ferocious cyclone. A large corporation named ...
Zeb the Zebra, Marmalade the Penguin and Barry the Lemur are standing in line. This line of animals is very, very, very long and the three friends just happen to ...
Zeb the Zebra has been having fun with his new superpower. It involves a zebra crossing and some traffic cones (witch hats) and was fun for a while. Until a ...
Some superpowers are better than none, but being able to disappear on a zebra crossing (when you’re a zebra), being able to make mac ‘n’ cheese from anything else, and ...
Life at Gryllum House Orphanage is all that Marlon Foundling has ever known. At nearly 14 he feels he has never had a full stomach, and he knows nothing of ...
What is The Apology about? A Year 9 student (NZ) named Jeremy moves with his family to his grandparents farm during the Covid 19 Lockdown in 2020. He learns some ...
Ann Storer has always had a special gift with her tinctures and cures. But only Ann knows why. She works in her family Apothecary business with her parents, older brother ...
What is Quill and the Last Generation about? A 12 year old boy named Quill learns he is part of a plan to rid another world of a terrible evil. ...
Prince Kalimonka Evergreen Wildgore of the Imaginaria Forests, didn’t mean for it to happen! He was doing a good deed, as all good princes should, in rescuing an Oofus. One ...
What is Prince Kal vs the Salivator Alligator about? Prince Kal has returned to Earth in the Anywhere Cabinet (Portal) from his planet called Imaginaria. He has been sent back by ...
What is Degrees of Happy about? 14 year old Tess is unhappy about leaving the city she grew up in and moving to where her parents are from. It means ...
What is R.I.P Nanny Tobbins about? Nine year old Albertine’s Nanny has died. Albertine knows she will miss her, not knowing that Nanny Tobbins has no plans on leaving her. Much ...
Lady Eglantine Bury lives with her father in a very special house. Named Huswywern (or Hus for short), this house is sentient. It thinks for itself, which includes all the ...
What is Witchlight about? Something strange is happening to children’s magic. Not to mention magical creatures and dwellings falling ill. Eglantine’s sentient house Huswyvern has a cold and each time ...
What is The Wild Unknown about? A 12 year old boy named Eddie is concerned about a missing boy from his school. When he goes looking for him, it seems ...
Liam is ready for something different. After being with the same kids and teachers for years, it’s finally the last term in his last year at primary school. He has ...
What is Skellig about? 10 year old Michael explores the run-down garage at his new home and finds a strange man sitting amongst discarded carpet, boxes and bags of cement. ...
What is Shadow Reaper about? A trained hunter hunts down and captures reapers in her city. Reapers follow their addiction for stolen magic – siphoning it from children which usually ...
What is Ana & Frog about? Cousins Ana and Frog discover a much-loved horse is missing from her paddock. They begin an investigation around their small rural town, learning about ...
What is A The Final Year about? A boy in the last year of primary school, dealing with friendship, family and health challenges in his life. Plot summary of ...