The war is over! Bands march down the streets. People cheer from the footpaths. Others wave flags in celebration. Rita, Thomas and their mum wave too, especially when they realise ...


Bess grew up in Martinborough, happy and healthy and surrounded by other horses in grassy paddocks. Things changed for Bess in 1914 when a man named Captain Guy Powles chose ...


This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader through the years and world’s conflicts from 1918 to the present in Kasmir, Cyprus, Somalia, Haiti….. Each date has its own stunning double ...


Georgia Khatchadorian has had to put up with a lot from her brother Rafe in other Middle School novels. But this is Georgia’s story. Georgia wants to be a rock ...


Do you want to learn magic? Dive into this book, learn some cool tricks (but only with lots and lots and lots of practice), and follow a young boy called ...


Rosie has a plan. She and her boyfriend Jack have been separated and it’s killing her. Sure Jack has anger management issues and her Dad has forbidden her to ever ...


Peter is having fun with his mates when his Mum, Dad and sister leave for a visit to the other side of Berlin. He stays the night with his beloved ...


Set in 2045, the world is gripped in hunger, crime and chaos. A computer game called Oasis is an escape many people chose to take from the real world. When ...


Jerry is invisible. Well, he might as well be, because no-one ever says Hi on the playground, chooses him for teams or apologises when they bump into him. Until Molly ...


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Mr and Mrs Meek are Meek by name and meek by nature. Unfortunately their only child Myrtle is not. She is a MONSTER! Whether she was just made this way, ...


Britain is at war. London children need to be evacuated for their safety, but Ada’s mother says she’ll have to stay. No one would want her with her ugly club ...


Hazel and Fiver live in a warren, ruled over by a fierce rabbit and his Owsla (rabbit soldiers). When Fiver has a nightmare about the warren he tells others, but ...


Kaz Brekker and his crew are bristling with anger and out for revenge – no matter what. This revenge is just added to the writhing pile Kaz has been stewing ...


Mole is fed up with housework one day, and he sets off up his tunnel and outside into the sunshine.  He’s soon into a marvellous adventure with a new friend ...


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Natasha arrived in America from Jamaica when she was 8 years old. Now at 17, there is no question that New York is her home. Immigration have other ideas. Ever ...


Ella and Emery are worried. Their dad hasn’t returned to their home in the city, after promising to be back in a few days. He went to look for their ...


Bodhi’s mum and dad might be crazy about the ocean and what lives there, but he’s not. He doesn’t like all the fishy photographs and pictures that fill every wall ...


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Whetū and her mum have arrived at a farm belonging to a famous magician. Mum’s new job is to be his personal assistant – sorting out his pile of paperwork, bookings ...


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The animals of The Mighty Mikaere’s farm aren’t happy with Whetū Toa’s news. She’s off to the local school now that the school holidays are over. The bull who is ...


Everyone knows Sloths do everything slowly. Amy’s family are the complete opposite. They do everything fast – eating, housework, driving and shopping, and some of these at the same time! ...


Rabbit asks his best friend Bear, ‘Where do trees go for the winter?’ ‘Trees stay exactly where they are,’ answers Bear, yawning after Rabbit woke her up. Soon though, Bear ...


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Twins Ellery and Ezra are on edge when they reach Echo Ridge. After all, it is the place their mother grew up. The mother that is now in rehab, sending ...


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50 years ago, an upsurge of spirits and ghosts took over Britain, spurring new laws, night time curfews, ghost lighting and special agencies to combat ‘The Problem.’ Children being much ...


This tale of growing up in the Deep American South in the 1930’s is a wonderful classic. Scout (Jean Louise) and her big brother Jem (Jeremy), live with their father, ...