Jacoby Blunt and Jasmine Peacock are students at an exclusive school for children who want to follow in their famous parent’s footsteps. This isn’t just any school, and the parents ...
A small boy is with his mum and big sister the day the strangers came. They’re visiting a circle of stones with many other tourists, when he saw a strange ...
Emilie Bruce has been tramping in the NZ bush with her mum since she was four years old. So when her mum decided to tramp from the top of the ...
Gwen is quite happy to go and stay with an uncle she has never met, in a town called Dalgety. It’s got to be better than staying wit her dad ...
Max just doesn’t get what the big deal is about soccer. There is one ball, two goals, and eleven people trying to get the ball past the other team and ...
From the cutout tree trunk on the cover to the adorable end papers, Kuwi the Kiwi Treasury will become an Aotearoa NZ treasure for our own tamariki. The five Kuwi ...
Felix hates school. He tries to hide it, but when he gets dreams or visions of the future, he can’t help but tell people so they don’t get hurt. But ...
Keith may be small, but underneath he is fierce. Big dogs are no match for this feisty fiend on four legs. At home he is treated like a king with ...
When Mina’s plan to steal a body goes terribly wrong, her entire life changes. The body in question was a famous actress, and Mina’s idea was to steal her from ...
The Christchurch earthquake changed many lives. But it saved Alfie’s. As Christchurch rocked, Alfie’s failing heart all but gave up. He’s rushed to hospital and receives a donor heart from ...
Nadia is lost without her best friend Lizzy. It’s been a year since she lost her, and no-one gets how broken Nadia still feels. Her family are the worst, her ...
Murray is woken one day by his best friend Bun sneezing loudly. So loudly and strongly that Bun is flying around the kitchen. When he wakes up properly, Murray can ...
Leah stepped up when their dad passed away. At 17, she is the oldest of the three siblings and as their mother fell apart, Leah held them all together. Now, ...
A young child wakes, wondering what day it is. Learning it’s Monday and a daycare day, she stomps her feet. Mum says, sometimes she doesn’t feel like going to work ...
An elite boarding school with a murder in its past continues with the traditions that caused it. One is called ‘Jan Term’, where eight students are hand picked to attend ...
Entertaining tales told in a traditional fairytale style, with wisdom subtlety hidden amongst the words. There are narratives about Nature, Greed and Positivity woven around a changeling, a tree and ...
Whether you’ve never tried or have had a go, you’ll be completely hooked by the time you’ve finished – Hooked – Learning to Fish. From the author/chef of Go Fish and ...
Merel has escaped her island home of Littleton – the only home she’s ever known. Now a captive aboard a ship with Estelle, she wonders if she’s made a terrible ...
Dragons have been a part of imaginations both young and old for centuries. They have been in stories, myths, legends and songs throughout history. In Leonardo’s Dragon, multi-award winning author ...
Violet and the Velvets are competing at the School BandChamps. Excitement and nerves are all in the mix as the bands prepare for the play off that night. Each band ...
Another stunning production from Ned Barraud and Te Papa Press – Rākau – The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa is many things, all encompassed into this hardback non-fiction picture book. Primarily, ...
A busy mum asks her children to help her and Koro in the kitchen, but they are engrossed on screens. She asks them to pick up their things. Her pleas ...
Toff never knew his mother. The only family he has is his uncle – Goliath Deeds. Goliath is feared and revered on London streets, and Toff feels the same. At ...
Life is different for Kat, now that she’s living with her aunt and uncle. She’s tried fitting in at her new school but hasn’t found any firm friends yet. But ...
It all began with a sticker on a stolen phone. Eli stole it, hoping it would give him something he’s lost. A thrill in the taking? Guilt? Remorse? But just ...
Charlie Hart can’t believe what her bestie Ember has done. She knew Ember was entering a competition which allows the winner to spend a few days with the hottest young ...