“…I hope that you will never need this letter…” Reading this line stabs at Yara’s heart, because the letter was only to be read if something happened to her mother…. ...
A dirt floored hut, made of tarps and plastic, is Heera’s home. It is built on another’s land, alongside other shacks and dwellings. Some are more substantial made of straw ...
Although animals and birds have always been drawn to Christopher, he never thought he’d see a unicorn running his way! It’s not long since he arrived at his grandfather’s house, ...
The recognisable hand written font style of the title instantly lets us know we have another Oliver Jeffers piece of art and story in our hands. And this time it’s ...
Kristina can’t wait to get back to her favourite place – Wendelby horse-riding camp. She will be spending ten days riding and being with special friends she made a year ...
Cassidy has just turned 13, although she is mature for her age. She’s a proud Texan living with her Dad and Grandma on their Dragon Sanctuary. They have all kinds ...
Daisy McCray loves to surf, but when she reaches the beach the wind is all wrong and the waves are flat. She decides to sit in the shade, apply sunscreen ...
Have you ever been to Pukekura Park in New Plymouth? There is so much to see. There is the boating lake and the Poet’s Bridge. There is a Band Rotunda, ...
Skulduggery (a walking talking skeleton), has teamed up with his friend Valkyrie Cain, and when they arrive in small Irish town called Termoncara, it’s not long before they know something ...
Nettie lives on her family’s dairy farm in a small town of New South Wales Australia. She is the youngest of four daughters and has never known a mother figure. ...
Frank is a ten year old boy who lives with his mum, dad and brother in a ramshackle house. Frank loves football and deciphering codes and he’s particularly good at ...
Things are warming up down under, and Christmas is on its way. There are lots Santa pictures around at this time of year, but he is always surrounded by snow. ...
Five puppets are hanging in a shop window when an old half-blind, and all the way sad, sea captain lays eyes on them. The puppets are an owl, a wolf, ...
October loves her father and the wood they live in, in that order. Close behind are the trees, creatures and wild way the seasons change around them. October has known ...
Mophead has a problem. She has woken with a knot. It’s a big knot, and the more she ignores it, the bigger it gets. Soon it takes over everything and ...
It’s been exactly a year since that message from Dad. A year since James (Spence) Spencer learnt of the accident. A year since he lost his mum. Spence’s mates Anthony ...
New Zealand’s population is made entirely of immigrants. People from countries all over the globe from the year 1200 to today have made Aotearoa their home. Across New Zealand’s immigration ...
A young boy lies in his bed, where worries have crept up on him. His stomach has begun to hurt, as if a tiny T-Rex has started to stomp around ...
Dita is fourteen when we first meet her in Auschwitz. She is there with her mother, her father in a different part of the camp. This camp is the Family ...
Trevor the Duck is very curious. He spends lots of time looking under, over and around things to see what he might find. Living near a beach, he also liked ...
Five young children enjoy their room at their family batch. They lie on their bunks with crinkled sheets and blankets, climb the bunk ladder, or just gaze out at the ...
Rosalyn (Ross) Quest has been learning to be a thief ever since she was small. Her entire family are experts at it, stealing to order on contracts, or just to ...
Jamal is excited and apprehensive at the same time as he plans to attend a protest march in the city of Baltimore. Yet another black man has been killed by ...
Sun and Rain have never met. It seemed to Rain that whenever she arrived, Sun would quickly leave. Sun had wondered about Rain, but only knew that Rain was quick ...
Danny Day has just moved with his family to a small town, from Texas. His new school is called Snake River Middle School. Danny isn’t as nervous as he could ...
Royal Blue is a racing pigeon with an impressive pedigree, and he’s not shy in sharing it with everyone. He is from a long line of racing pigeons belonging to ...