Smugglers' Fox by Susanna Bailey
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A spellbinding and poignant new adventure from Susanna Bailey, the critically acclaimed author of Snow Foal. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Hannah Gold 'Haunting and lovely' - Anthony McGowan Jonah is Rio's big brother. It's his job. It always has been. Especially when Mam does one of ...Show more
A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Newbery Medal–winning author Patricia MacLachlan paints a moving portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the importance of bringing the truth out into the light, in this beautiful and profound story about adoption, now available in paperback.Nora and Ben’s younger sister Birdy l ...Show more
Flipping Forward Twisting Backward by Alma Fullerton; Sarah Mensinga (Illustrator)
$17.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A high-energy novel in verse starring a fifth grader who is almost as devoted to competitive gymnastics as she is to hiding her poor reading skills. What happens when Claire's secret starts unraveling? Claire is by far the best gymnast on her team, and she's well on her way to qualifying for the state c ...Show more
Dusty in the Outwilds by Rhiannon Williams
$22.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
An enchanting new adventure. An unforgettable land. And the perfect read for young fans of Kate DiCamillo and Karen Foxlee, by beloved Australian author Rhiannon Williams. Dusty has grown up hearing whispers about her mysterious aunt Meg, who went off to live ‘out wild’ and never returned. Yet Dusty’s f ...Show more
The Forgotten Maze (#2 Crookhaven) by J.J. Arcanjo
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Crookhaven
An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz. It’s Gabriel’s second year at Crookhaven. With new classes, a seemingly-impossible Break-In challenge and the mystery over The Nameless to uncover ...Show more
The Fortune Maker by Catherine Norton
$24.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
In a world captivated by the temptation of fortune telling, twelve-year-old orphan Maud Mulligan finds herself caught up in a web where strangers are making plans for a future they believe she can foretell. Which is more dangerous - a future you can't see - or one that you can? Twelve-year-old Maud Mu ...Show more
The Space We're In by Katya Balen
$23.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
We are her world and her universe and her space and her stars and her sky and her galaxy and her cosmos too Frank is ten. He likes cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats only Quavers and some colours are too bright for him and if he has to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down ...Show more
Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle
$21.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Inspired by a true story. Peggy must leave her beloved dog Beau behind in war-torn London, but Beau is determined to find her again. Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag ...Show more
Patina (#2 Track) by Jason Reynolds
$18.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A New York Times BestsellerGhost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team -- a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their ...Show more
Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star (#1) by Laura Noakes
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Cosima Unfortunate
Exciting, funny, moving – and featuring joyous and authentic disabled representation – Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star is the middle-grade debut of 2023. Cosima Unfortunate has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls – a school where any disabled children, or children deemed different, are ...Show more
League of Thieves (Usborne Adventure Gamebooks) by Sarah Crofton, W. J. Tattersdill
$16.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Adventure Gamebooks
YOU choose how the story unfolds as you embark on a thrilling adventure in this epic illustrated gamebook. Prepare for death-defying rooftop chases, shadowy enemies and fiendish picture puzzles in this thrilling adventure gamebook where the hero of the story is YOU. As a member of the League of Thiev ...Show more
Lopini the Legend by Feana Tu'akoi
$20.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
When Lopini is replaced as kapa haka leader at school, he starts to spiral. It doesn’t matter that he thinks it’s a good idea, or that he agreed to the change in the first place. He’s a hard-out perfectionist and this feels like a public failure. Lopini’s best mate, Fi, thinks he’s overreacting. After ...Show more