Astrid has a secret. After her bath, book and climbing into bed, she is not planning to sleep. When the clock strikes 12, she takes off her pyjamas to get ...
With the invention of hover car technology available to anyone, a new breed of brave appears – “Part Race Car Driver. Part Fighter Pilot. All Superstar. The Hover Car Racer.” ...
Now – Finlay is dark-eyed, quiet, shy and awkward, but now he’s at university with a scholarship under him, he knows he must step up and be the adult he’s ...
It’s only men in Morgan’s home. His dad, his big brother Mitch and his 13 year old self. When he was 8 he asked his dad what happened to his ...
Brooke Goodwin has it all. A wealthy family. A powerful father. Good looks and good friends and the chance of even more if she gets accepted into a top university. ...
Now that they are older, Henry misses hanging out with his friends Frances and Lukas. They are all so different now, but when he calls them to say their shared ...
Ted Taylor can only remember his father in their family home as a violent drunk. Now in his mid 20’s, Ted marvels at the fact that he has followed that ...
The title of this book is read aloud by the narrator of this hardback picture book, before they go on to explain why they hate reading books so much. As ...
Skipper the pigeon knows his friend Dave is a terrible storyteller, but is immediately intrigued when Dave says… “Do you want to hear a spooky story, Skipper?” It’s only seconds ...
From food to fauna, colour and cats, Wizardry to Wētā Verse is a collection of poems for 5-10 yr olds by award winning poet and NZ author, Elena De Roo. ...
One evening, friends Bat and Kiwi are cruising through the NZ bush when they come across something very strange. It is blue like a summer sky, round and shaped like ...
Metty (Meticulous) Jones is nervous about getting her tattoo. She is now ten, and this is the age when all children receive a tattoo to guide their fate. Her father’s ...
Covid 19 was terrible for the world, but a new virus is spreading. Called the Crown Royale, this virus kills 1 in 25 people. Mariel Mudroch has other things on ...
Page Whittaker has never fitted in. Her mother knew she was different when just a baby, and Page figured it out after moving homes and schools over and over. She ...
Oswin lives a tough life on a timber splinter farm in Central Tundra. His is a world of ice, planting timber splinters for his mother day in and day out, ...
Enzo is cranky. His humans have brought an invader into their home. It is taking all their attention and even causing friction between Enzo and his humans. The invader named ...
Jack is setting sail in the ship that he built! On board is a pirate sack of gold that Jack has stashed in the hold – believing it is perfectly ...
The classic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the fallout of the monster he created. Close to the original tale, this graphic novel captures the horror in colours of green, greys ...
Amber Crane doesn’t know why her mum is screaming. She’s just arrived home from high school as she does every day, on the bike her much-loved aunt bought for her ...
Liz has been alone for a while now. Besides the folk that pass through her deserted suburb on their way to somewhere else or leaving a message with her for ...
The deliciously creepy title and cover drew me to this one, and the creepy but funny illustrations inside sealed the deal. I just had to read it. I wasn’t disappointed. ...
Page and Turner might be twins, but they’re not what you’d call really close. Page is always the leader, often getting them into trouble. Turner wants to stand up to ...
Tilda watches the tourists leave her home of Ayrie Island. They love the puffins and the wild spaces, but Tilda loves every part of it – especially when visitor free. ...
Tegan Masters is dead. But that’s not the worst of it. Her heaven is definitely NOT her idea of a place to spend forever in. It seems she is to ...
Life is good for Leon in London, 1894. He loved spending time with his friend Anya and helping her friends who ran a children’s orphanage. When Leon wasn’t writing or ...
“It’s not fair!” Most of us have thought this, or spoken these words at some time. This statement can be for something minor such as how many sweets are handed ...
Jackie Howard’s life is meticulously organised with an important goal in mind. An excellent transcript, Princeton and then straight into her billionaire father’s business empire. And then her father, mother ...
Charlie has a story to tell you. The previous year he had an amazing adventure in his tiny seaside New Zealand town, but is relieved it’s all over. But things ...