Finding Bear (HB #2 The Last Bear) by Hannah Gold
$22.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
The unmissable follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold and perfect for readers 8+. April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear.When April hears that a ...Show more
The Sparrow by Tessa Duder
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Teen Fiction
A powerful new historical novel from one of New Zealand's best-loved YA authors. An exciting new novel from the author of Alex. In September 1840, two ships arrive on the shores of the Waitemata Harbour to establish Auckland, the new capital of New Zealand. Among the settlers on board the Platina is yo ...Show more
Below by David Hill
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
A nerve-wracking underground adventure from a master storyteller . . . Caught in a tunnel collapse, Liam and Imogen have to use all their wits to survive in this gripping novel for readers eight years and up. When you stood deep inside the tunnel, you could hear the mountain groaning overhead. That's ...Show more
Runt by Craig Silvey
$27.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee. 'You don't have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.' Annie Shearer lives in the country town of Upson Downs with her best friend, an adopted stray dog called R ...Show more
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell
$20.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell - From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Prize 'A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination' Philip Pullman Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplaces. Ten minutes away, in a ...Show more
Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows (#1 Robin Hood) by Robert Muchamore
$18.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Robin Hood
Brand-new action-packed series from international bestseller Robert Muchamore. A town. A forest. A hero. You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plants shut down, the prosperous town has become a wasteland of empty homes, toxic land and f ...Show more
The War that Saved My Life (#1 War) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
$24.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Ada
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson's Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her li ...Show more
To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Sam tries to understand what it means to be black in this funny Australian story about identity, family and friendship.Most kids meet their parents when they're born. All they need to do to impress them is poop, sleep and make goo-goo ga-ga sounds. But I'm twelve. None of that is going to impress my fat ...Show more
Into the Blue by Cristy Burne
$17.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
This new adventure story from award-winning children's author Cristy Burne helps readers learn about the importance of honesty and owning your actions. Blair and his cousin embark on an adventurous day out, snorkelling on the wreck of the Omeo, but their excitement turns to panic when Blair loses his br ...Show more
Island by David Almond
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of Lindisfarne, by David Almond, author of the bestselling Skellig and A Song for Ella Grey: now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield. Louise has travelled with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year eve ...Show more
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
$24.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. By now, she figures, it's not running away. It's leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about her dog, Buddy, now buried underneath the orange tr ...Show more
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo; Michael Foreman (Illustrator)
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A heartwarming tale of courage, set against the backdrop of the Second World War, about a deserted village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat!'A master storyteller at his best' Sunday TimesIt's 1943. Lily lives in a seaside village and her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one ...Show more