Chobahm lives with her twin, mother and grandmother in a world of haves and have-nots. She and her family are .....
Mitchell’s mum says he was itching the moment he was born. Covered in eczema, tiny Mitchell scratched and scratched, even .....
Paddy and Flynn’s secret has grown quite large and with it, his appetite. Named Elton John by the brothers, this .....
Titch is apprehensive about moving away from Auckland and everything she knows. But her father has lost his job as .....
Jean McLain learnt how to interpret and use morse code from her two older brothers as they messaged each other .....
Everyone leaves. That’s Belle fallback for life. After all, her mother left her when she was only 2 years old. .....
Kelda’s family were so excited to have a new baby girl in the family, until they discovered she wasn’t like .....
Zed’s dad is a demon hunter. These are not like the demons of our scary stories or movies. In Zed’s .....
It all began with a strange crack in the wall. Benjamiah covered it up with a poster, like any normal .....
George? That’s not her name, but her mum tells her it will be when they reach New Zealand. “…you’ll be .....
Life for sisters Louisa & Margaret has drastically changed since they had to move. Now with their parents gone, they .....
Milo, his older brother Leif and his father live in the Mists of the Dead. When anyone dies on their .....
Sam likes his afro, even if he gets bullied over it. One boy in particular loves to grab Sam’s hair .....
Lucas knows he’s got to do something, and fast. His small rural school is going to close, and he and .....
A mum and young son walk down through sand dunes and beach grass to the beach. Mumma holds a bucket .....
Artezan – a combination of: Artisan – skilled craftsperson & Artesian – A spring or well that flows upwards .....
Avis’ life has changed now that her mum and brother Bruno have moved to Australia to live with Mum’s new .....
Nine chickens in a tree, soundly sleeping as the sun begins to rise. The rooster lets them all know it’s .....
Atama is worried about his dad going away to Vietnam. Dad is a radio operator in the NZ Army, and .....
Liam King (17) can’t believe his luck. A guy from school has chosen him to be his boyfriend. This isn’t .....
A teacher stands with her students under a vast skyscape, clouds skudding across it. She urges them to look up .....
After a dinner of cabbage and peas, there is a rumble. There is a roar. But this is something that’s .....
She’s home. Her parents are gone and Brooke has returned to live in her childhood home after 10 years away. .....
Nolan Hawker is used to moving around a lot with his mum being a travelling IT consultant. He’s been in .....
It’s Dad’s birthday – but there is a problem! Nova has been working hard on a portrait picture for her .....