The Blue Cat by Ursula Dubosarsky
$22.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A boy stood in the playground under the big fig tree. 'He can't speak English,' the children whispered. Sydney, 1942. The war is coming to Australia - not only with the threat of bombardment, but also the arrival of refugees from Europe. Dreamy Columba's world is growing larger. She is drawn to Ellery, ...Show more
Those Shipwreck Kids (#3 Those Kids) by Jon Tucker
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
A thought-provoking Ransome-inspired tale with strong appeal to adventure-loving readers in the nine to ninety-nine age bracket. Underlying its clear environmental theme is the conclusion that freedom and responsibility go hand in hand. When a Tasmanian sailing family anchors near an old wrecked hulk i ...Show more
After (#3 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Once
After the Nazis took my parents I was scaredAfter they killed my best friend I was angryAfter they ruined my thirteenth birthday I was determinedTo get to the forest To join forces with Gabriek and Yuli To be a familyTo defeat the Nazis after all
Then (#2 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Felix & Zelda
Felix and Zelda have escaped the death camp train, but where do they go now? They’re two runaway kids in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. Danger lies at every turn of the road. With the help of a woman named Genia and their active imaginations, Felix and Zelda find a new home and begin to heal, ...Show more
Now (#6 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Felix & Zelda
Once I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.Then I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.Now I understand why Felix does the things he does.At least he's got me.My name is Zelda too.This is our story. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2010.Shortlis ...Show more
Maybe (#5 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Felix and Zelda
1946. Europe is in ruins. Millions of people dream of finding happiness somewhere else.Fourteen-year-old Felix is one of them. When he's offered a journey to somewhere far away, he seizes the opportunity. So does someone very dear to him, even though she wasn't actually invited.They have high hopes for ...Show more
Soon (#4 Felix & Zelda) by Morris Gleitzman
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Once
The war has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground--for food, for shelter, for protection. Felix is in hiding to stay safe, but has been left holding the baby--literally. Feliz vows protect the infant, just as a few incredible people saved him from the Holocaust. This immensely affec ...Show more
Little House in the Big Woods (#1 Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
$24.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Little House on the Prairie
The book that started it all! Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in Laura Ingalls Wilder's treasured Little House series, which was based on her life growing up as an American pioneer. This edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant full color.Told from four-year-old Laura's p ...Show more
Awatea's Treasure (#1) by Fraser Smith
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Awatea
Awatea is staying in the country with his grandparents and uncles – next door to Mrs Carol’s house, said to be haunted. Awatea’s uncles challenge him to spend a night there, but can he do it? Meantime, they go to stay at the beach, where he meets the Rumbles and their talking parrot, Carrot. Awatea and ...Show more
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
$34.99 NZD
Category: Gift Books, Classics and Treasuries
HeidiBy Johanna Spyrir, so that the little body presented a shapeless appearance, as, with its small feet shod in thick, nailed mountain-shoes, it slowly and laboriously plodded its way up in the heat. The two must have left the valley a good hour's walk behind them, when they came to the hamlet known a ...Show more
The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
$25.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
The birth of a daughter - Kahu - breaks the lineage of a Maori tribe. Rejected by her grandfather, Kahu develops the ability to communicate with whales, echoing those of the ancient Whale Rider after whom she was named. This magical and mythical novel tells of the conflict between tradition and heritage ...Show more
Little Women (Puffin in Bloom) by Louisa May Alcott
$32.00 NZD
Category: Gift Books, Classics and Treasuries | Series: Puffin in Bloom Ser.
Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four sisters in a deluxe hardcover edition, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind world-renowned stationery brand Rifle Paper Co.Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. ...Show more