Paddy and Flynn’s secret has grown quite large and with it, his appetite. Named Elton John by the brothers, this young dragon is quite happy to gobble up their dog ...
One tūī is singing his heart out from a thin branch of a kowhai tree. He is happy with the blue sky above and the yummy yellow treat awaiting him in ...
Titch is apprehensive about moving away from Auckland and everything she knows. But her father has lost his job as the company he worked for went broke. Titch gets a ...
Far away in a small town, the people went to sleep, sure in the knowledge that something wonderful would visit them in the night. This particular town had something just ...
Jean McLain learnt how to interpret and use morse code from her two older brothers as they messaged each other through bedroom walls. By 16 she is an accomplished morse ...
Isaac loves doing stuff with his dad. Whether it is conducting science experiments in their backyard, rebuilding a classic motorcycle or helping him prepare Big Ben for England’s daylight saving. ...
Everyone leaves. That’s Belle fallback for life. After all, her mother left her when she was only 2 years old. It was cold out, but toddler Belle was found in ...
Kelda’s family were so excited to have a new baby girl in the family, until they discovered she wasn’t like them. It is normal practice in the Silverman world to ...
Bly blames herself. If it wasn’t for her plans to get a guy to finally notice her, she and her little sister Eloise wouldn’t have been in the woods that day. ...
Zed’s dad is a demon hunter. These are not like the demons of our scary stories or movies. In Zed’s world the demons fall out of the sky. His whole ...
It all began with a strange crack in the wall. Benjamiah covered it up with a poster, like any normal eleven year old, but when that split down the middle ...
George? That’s not her name, but her mum tells her it will be when they reach New Zealand. “…you’ll be a boy in New Zealand, just for a couple of ...
Life for sisters Louisa & Margaret has drastically changed since they had to move. Now with their parents gone, they live with their uncle and aunt in their manor house. ...
Milo, his older brother Leif and his father live in the Mists of the Dead. When anyone dies on their tiny island of Merlank, their spirits linger. It is said ...
Sam likes his afro, even if he gets bullied over it. One boy in particular loves to grab Sam’s hair and mess it up, drop things in it and generally ...
Lucas knows he’s got to do something, and fast. His small rural school is going to close, and he and all his friends and classmates will have to catch a ...
A mum and young son walk down through sand dunes and beach grass to the beach. Mumma holds a bucket to hold the pipi she wants to find for their ...
The day had gone so well. Lily had spent it checking out her dream college, but now her transport home had vanished. Wild fires had sprung up between her and ...
Artezan – a combination of: Artisan – skilled craftsperson & Artesian – A spring or well that flows upwards Join these words with a Z instead of an S ...
Avis’ life has changed now that her mum and brother Bruno have moved to Australia to live with Mum’s new partner. Her Dad has left her for a week while ...
Nine chickens in a tree, soundly sleeping as the sun begins to rise. The rooster lets them all know it’s time to get up, and they hop and flutter down ...
Atama is worried about his dad going away to Vietnam. Dad is a radio operator in the NZ Army, and Atama’s Koro was also a soldier. Koro didn’t come home ...
Liam King (17) can’t believe his luck. A guy from school has chosen him to be his boyfriend. This isn’t just any guy. Tristram is good looking, popular, the lead ...
Venus Stoneheart lives in a world of humans and witchers. Witchers like Venus and her family have different magical powers and now aged 18, Venus has been using hers for ...
A teacher stands with her students under a vast skyscape, clouds skudding across it. She urges them to look up to the magnificence of The Majestic Sky Father. As the ...
After a dinner of cabbage and peas, there is a rumble. There is a roar. But this is something that’s happened before. A family stands in shock. They can’t quite ...
She’s home. Her parents are gone and Brooke has returned to live in her childhood home after 10 years away. She has a son who will attend the local middle ...