Journey Back to Freedom: The Olaudah Equiano Story by Catherine Johnson
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
From the horrors of the slave trade to a book that changed the world, Catherine Johnson celebrates the incredible life of Olaudah Equiano in this gripping true story.Born in what is now Nigeria in 1745, Olaudah Equiano's peaceful childhood was brought to an abrupt end when he was captured and enslaved a ...Show more
Jodie by Hilary McKay
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Trapped and alone on the salt marshes, Jodie is troubled by a haunting presence in this eerily atmospheric ghost story from multi-award-winning author Hilary McKay. Jodie never wanted to come on the residential trip to the field centre. A loner at school, she's forced into a dormitory with other girls f ...Show more
The Broken Dragon by Karen McCombie
17.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Tyra gets off to a tough start at her new school. She's loud and different and nobody seems to beparticularly friendly. So when her nan gives her a beautiful china snow dragon, Tyra's decides to take it toschool, hoping that people will think it's interesting and talk to her. But disaster strikes and th ...Show more
Because of You by Eve Ainsworth
22.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
Poppy feels like her life is falling to pieces in this coming-of-age novella of blended families and online bullying from best-selling author Eve Ainsworth.Poppy's life has turned into a nightmare. Mum's new boyfriend is moving in, along with his daughter, Kayleigh - the most popular girl in school. Pop ...Show more
Of Mice And Men (Barrington Stoke) by John Steinbeck
17.00 NZD
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Teen
A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in an accessible format for all readers. Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on t ...Show more
The Bench by Jo Browning Wroe
19.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Bench has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6 and is fully illustrated throughout.
The Ghost of Shadow Vale by Jonathan Stroud
19.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
In a land of ice and a vale of snow, the safety of a people rests of the shoulders of the warrior Grettir. Glam was a monster-slayer. He killed the monster in Shadow Vale. But now Glam's ghost roams the frozen wastes, killing anyone who crosses his path. Can Grettir face down the horror who was once a h ...Show more
Budgie by Joseph Coelho
16.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
A missing budgie inspires an unlikely friendship between a young boy and his elderly neighbour in this touching Little Gem from Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. Mr Buxton is always having a go at Miles and his friends for climbing the trees outside their tower block. They think he's just a grumpy old ...Show more
The Dog that Saved the World (Cup) by Phil Earle
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A four-legged hero risks it all to make his best friend's dream come true in this touching adventure of family, football and beating the odds.
Street Corner Dad by Alan Gibbons
19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Family drama set during World War II. It's the height of World War II. Jimmy and his sister Molly are a couple of the only kids to have not been evacuated to the countryside and with no school to speak of, they lead fairly carefree lives despite the war raging around them. But tragedy strikes when their ...Show more
Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon (#1 Mr Tiger) by Sally Gardner
17.00 NZD
Category: High Interest, Quick Reads, Dyslexia Friendly | Series: Mr Tiger
An enchanting fairytale about Mr Tiger, and his troupe of acrobats, Betsy K. Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice cream maker, from bestselling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by Nick Maland. 'Tigers have their secrets and their whiskers, their tails and their tales.' When Betsy K. Glory, ...Show more
Featherlight by Peter Bunzl
22.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction
When the lighthouse no longer shines, what else has the power to guide you to shore?Deryn's father is the lighthouse keeper on Featherstone Island, keeping the lantern lit to protect passing boats from the treacherous rocky coastline. But when an emergency arises and her parents have to travel to the ma ...Show more