Bridie knows the story called The Little Match Girl, and doesn’t think much of it. She’d rather have a chance .....
Zofia used to love playing a funny game with her Mama, Tata and Aunt Barbara. It was called Make a .....
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 .....
Hex (Hector), doesn’t know why he does the stupid things he does. They just happen – without thought or planning. .....
Life is tough for Ettie Shaw, her mother and big brother Joe. Moving to a one room home with no .....
The bird song and the crisp sharp mornings are something to be enjoyed while a boy waits for his father. .....
Hallie, Gustav, Naira and Angelo don’t usually hang out together at school, let alone on a Saturday. But these four .....
Melati has kept her head down the last year at school. Nobody knows the trouble she caused in Year 9, .....
Ellis’ home isn’t really a home, well not what most people would call a home. A home is walls and .....
Life has been tough for Ally and her best friend Bon. They have been homeless, living in abandoned city tunnels .....
Nat loved to swim competitively, with her mum as her biggest influence and support. But now Mum has gone and .....
Ropa has a very special skill, allowing her to chuck in school and work for herself. She can see ghosts .....
It’s 1946, and Miss Drury looks over the pupils in her class. She’s been teaching a long time and has .....
Natty’s mum won’t stop sticking up for people. It sounds like a great thing to do, but Natty wishes she .....
Vega Jane begins this fantasy tale as a feisty independent fourteen year old. She has to be strong as she .....
Isabel thinks the snow and ice are beautiful, but it creeps up her bedpost at night and on the inside .....
Maggie knows the story of Frankenstein off by heart, and now entertains the poverty stricken dock children, match sellers and .....
Landfill doesn’t know anyone or anything but the teachings of Babagoo and his rules. Babagoo has told Landfill his entire .....
War is approaching as Hitler flexes his might and invades Poland. England is preparing for war even before it happens, .....
Briggy and Terry (Terror) have been mates since small, but Terror’s distracted and antsy these days. He’s fallen for the .....
Peckham, a town in London, is split into four areas. There’s the condos and semi-detached homes of the wealthy, the .....
Billy has had enough. His father is too used to his beer and swinging his fists, so Billy decides now .....
Lucy lives in a beautiful house. She has maids to help her dress, a boy to clean their shoes, a .....