Jason is now a secret agent trying to hide the fact from his friends and family that he is a secret agent! His first mission went well as he ran ...
Nipper knew what he was doing when he lied about his age. At only 16, he claimed to be 21, and is signed up as a soldier in the Australian ...
Grandma tells great stories. Like when she set fire to her bra! It wasn’t because it didn’t fit anymore, but because she was mad at something else. For a long ...
Grace can’t face going to school in her old coat. It just doesn’t fit any more despite her mother insisting it does. Mum is too busy preparing for a promotion ...
Audre loves horror movies, so she can’t help checking out the local teens around a bonfire and working out who would be the first victim. A girl called Elle looks ...
A boy grieves. It has been a week since his father’s funeral and the boy is wondering to himself… “Why Dad? Why did you have to leave?” His father has ...
Grandpa loves to cook. In fact he’s amazing in the kitchen. But he’s also a bit of a klutz and sometimes things go a little haywire. Today is one of ...
Honora Hassett was different to her sisters and friends. Unlike them, she wanted to be a mechanic’s assistant when war broke out in 1939. Even after she was accepted to ...
Joule, Regina and Oliver live in the city of Redwood. Like every other city, they are in preparation for zombie season. This is a time of year when the local ...
The day is hot and Tama longs to wade into the cool waters of the lake along with his big sisters. But Tui, Hinewai and Maia taunt Tama with tales ...
Sam loves to sail on her yacht with her family. She wishes her parents, her father in particular, would give her more responsibility on the yacht so she can learn ...
Claude Monet was a French artist who is now famous across the world for his beautiful paintings. Monet’s painting style was different from other painters at the time, as he ...
Faelen is a wolf. But not like any other wolf. His wolf clan can’t understand why he doesn’t like running with the pack, or hunting prey large and small, let ...
Faelen is worried. Tala, daughter of their wolf pack leader is desperate to get something back, lost in an enemy pack’s territory. She has brokered a deal with the enemy ...
Marjan is used to being alone in the home she shares with her father. He’s been leaving her on her own since she was 10 years old. Before that, he ...
A companion to the Picture Book My First Words in Māori by the same author, this Picture Book introduces and explains many customs and practices of Māori life. When you ...
One day in the school library, a boy chooses a book from the shelves. He’s the first to admit he doesn’t like reading. The title of his chosen book is ...
Annie and her cat Moon are the very best of friends. They have been through a lot together. Before they met Annie lived with her mum and dad in the ...
It was 2018 when The End came. At least that’s what Dylan and his Mam, Rowenna call it now. Dylan was six years old, and Rowenna twenty eight. Now eight ...
Faelan dreads the imminent future. The wise leader of their wolf pack has died, leaving his son Weylan to step up and take his place. Weylan has been relishing the ...
Why is it that I always get the blame? wonders Norman the dog. Norman was lying under the dinner table as his family ate their dinner. Dad begins to fart. ...
Lucy likes to go to sleep with the soft glow of a nightlight. Her mum begins to suggest she might not need it any more, but Lucy insists she does. ...
Kitty Hawk has always wanted to fly. Kitty and her brother have grown up around planes as their father is an aeronautical engineer. They have grown up surrounded by the ...
Beau can’t believe his luck. One minute he’s living on the streets, raiding rubbish bins in alleys for dinner, and the next he’s accepted into a loving human family. A ...
Bean is a creature of habit. She wakes up at the same time every day, has a stretch, opens the bedroom curtains and falls down the stairs. She sharpens her ...
Finn is 16, lives in Te Awanga with his mum, has a sort-of girlfriend (Alison) and some good mates. He’s feeling uncomfortable about an offer his grandmother has made for ...
Lulu is part of the Silver Stars Dancing Troupe. Along with their manager Brio, their costume designer Tina, and their wee dog Yippy, they not only love to dance, they ...