Fen and Rey have always lived in the Lighthouse with their carer Lissa and other children in her care. Despite .....
Sam loves to sail on her yacht with her family. She wishes her parents, her father in particular, would give .....
Faelen is a wolf. But not like any other wolf. His wolf clan can’t understand why he doesn’t like running .....
Marjan is used to being alone in the home she shares with her father. He’s been leaving her on her .....
Lucy likes to go to sleep with the soft glow of a nightlight. Her mum begins to suggest she might .....
Kitty Hawk has always wanted to fly. Kitty and her brother have grown up around planes as their father is .....
Beau can’t believe his luck. One minute he’s living on the streets, raiding rubbish bins in alleys for dinner, and .....
Bean is a creature of habit. She wakes up at the same time every day, has a stretch, opens the .....
Millie and Toby are tramping with their mum on New Zealand’s Heaphy Track when their life changes. Mum is suddenly .....
We have all heard of Sir Edmund Hilary being one of the first ever to reach the summit of Mt .....
Dad gets a terrible shock when looking in the mirror one morning. His hair, which had been quite happy on .....
Joy has heard something wonderful! Somewhere out in the world, there is a place where wishes come true and a .....
2001 – Jack and his mate Eddie are setting out on an adventure. After Jack’s dad dropped them and their .....
Nic has had to move around a lot with her dad. She understands the moves as she and her father .....
Max’s day has gone from bad to worse and then the worst it can possibly get! Opening his back pack .....
Banned from their phones by their mum for turning their cat pink, brothers Max and Liam are blaming each other. .....
…Hell’na and Tāne lean over the body of Māui at the door to the Underworld. He had tried to protect .....
Twins August and Jesse ask their dad to make up a story one night, instead of them reading from a .....
Flaxseed, or Flax as her friends call her, lives in the Floating Forest. This forest is high above where we .....
Iris Wilkinson was also an avid writer named Robin Hyde. She was adventurous and stubborn, brave and just a little .....
It is the year 2425. All digital technology is gone, and humankind is now only in the millions rather than .....
Esquire Fox isn’t like any other fox. She’s a snazzy dresser for one with her tweed coat and immaculate grooming. .....
Missing! A lamb is missing. The class has counted and recounted but the farmer is sure. One lamb has wandered .....
It’s the last day of school and Archie Coombes is looking forward to his summer break with his friends, Chris, .....
Atarangi‘s 12th birthday was only two weeks ago, and also her first day in Gabriel’s Gully. She’s come with her .....
Life has been good in Gabriel’s Gully for friends, Atarangi and Michael. Michael’s dad Brendan has been learning te reo .....