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Apple Bough by Noel Streatfeild
$19.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
So your brother's a world-famous violinist? That's amazing! Or is it? The Forums are a musical family, and one child, Sebastian, shines out as a prodigy. He is a brilliant violinist and when his talent is recognised, he is wanted the world over. Myra, Wolfgang (named after Mozart) and Ettie thought it ...Show more
Ballet Shoes (HB) by Noel Streatfeild
$29.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Pauline, Petrova and Posy are found as orphaned babies in different parts of the world by eccentric fossil collector and explorer Gum. He adopts them, takes them to his London home and leaves them in the care of his niece Sylvia and the family Nurse. Then off he goes to continue his exploring, saying th ...Show more
Ballet Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Noel Streatfeild
$17.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. The girls grow up in comfort until their money begins to run out and nobody can fi ...Show more
Caldicott Place by Noel Streatfeild
$19.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
When their father is injured in an accident, life changes for the Johnstone family. Unable to afford their home, they have to move to a small London flat. Carol can no longer go to ballet school and Tim is heartbroken as he must leave his beloved dog, Jelly, behind. Then, it seems, their wishes are gra ...Show more
Circus Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Noel Streatfeild
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Gus the clown is Peter and Santa's only living relative, and escape to the circus seems a better idea to them than an orphanage. But Gus will keep the children only if they make themselves useful - and they have to fight hard to really belong to the circus.
Far to Go by Noel Streatfeild
$16.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday's Child stars in this classic children's adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her suc ...Show more
Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories by Noel Streatfeild
$19.99 NZD
Category: Christmas Books | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
'The wonderful Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories collects, for the first time, nine festive stories originally written for annuals and magazines in the 1940s and 1950s . . . As ever, Streatfeild's children always feel utterly real and relatable. A beautifully produced treat' Anna Carey, Irish TimesIn ...Show more
Noel Streatfeild's Holiday Stories by Noel Streatfeild
$34.99 NZD
Category: Short Stories
A NEW COLLECTION OF HOLIDAY-THEMED STORIES BY THE BELOVED AUTHOR OF BALLET SHOES There are stories for every reader in this delightful collection - exciting crime-solving adventures; nervous young actors in the spotlight for the first time; unforgettable holidays and unlikely friendships. Featuring be ...Show more
Osbert by Noel Streatfeild
$28.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Written by the author of BALLET SHOES, this picture book is available once again after nearly 70 years! Aunt Cathy's wedding is tomorrow, but Father insists on keeping Osbert the family dog away from the festivities. Father says he's too unsightly! Can the heartbroken children work a miraclein time? T ...Show more
Tennis Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Tennis Shoes is one of the wonderful 'Shoes' collection of adventures for children by Noel Streatfeild.There is no doubt about it - the Heath children have tennis in their blood. Their grandfather and father before them had been top players, and the twins are champion material. Then Nicky - cheeky, rebe ...Show more
The Bell Family (Vintage classics) by Noel Streatfeild
$19.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
'Well, little people, what's the news?' You can meet the big, happy Bell family who live in the vicarage at St Marks. Father is a reverend, Mother is as kind as kind can be. Then there's all the children - practical Paul, dancing Jane, mischievous Ginnie, and finally the baby of the family, Angus, whose ...Show more
Theatre Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Noel Streatfeild
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Every family has its secrets, but it was a huge surprise to the three young Forbeses, fresh from a country vicarage, to discover that their grandmother was a famous actress. Sent to live with her in bombed-out, wartime London, they soon discovered that they were expected to follow in the family footstep ...Show more