Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction
Ancient Pacific mythology tells of Telesa. Spirit women who are guardians of earth and gifted with the elemental powers of Air, Water and Fire. Telesa are vengeful and cruel. Tales to frighten children. Or are they more than that? From Washington D.C, comes Leila, a young woman in search of family, a p ...Show more
Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Covenant Keeper
With Nafanua and the Covenant Sisterhood dead, Leila and Daniel are finally able to love without fear of retribution. Or are they? As a malicious Telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she m ...Show more
Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction
"So how did it all start? What did I think of Leila when I first saw her? Did I think she was breathtakingly beautiful the first moment I laid eyes on her? No. Did I fall madly in love with her on that first day we met? No... What did I notice first then? Her anger. She reeked of it." A novella that spe ...Show more
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Snake and Lizard
Another powerful addition to the popular Snake and Lizard stories. These two characters continue to entertain as they tackle serious life issues such as ‘What is help?’ ‘Where do you draw the line?’ and ‘What does being a good friend mean?’ The wisdom contained ...Show more
Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Covenant Keeper
Ocean’s Kiss is a Telesa World novel, inspired by the warrior goddesses of Pasifika mythology. A stranger from Daniel Tahi’s past appears bringing vital secrets and memories long thought lost. Now it appears that though Pele the fire goddess may have been defeated, there are others who stil ...Show more
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: The Traitor and Thief
This fantastic follow-up to the Storylines Tessa Duder Award-winning The Traitor and the Thief is just as exciting and action-packed as the first instalment. Sin is dying, poisoned by his blue blood. His troubles deepen when the traitor who poisoned him escapes from the custody of the Covert Operations ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
From award-winning New Zealand author, Craig Phillips, creator of The Adventures of Jack Scratch and Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts (winner of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the New Zealand Book Awards 2018).Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards of nervousness, fear, worrying th ...Show more
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Kea is the only parrot in the world that lives in alpine areas and it faces increasing threats to its survival. Kea are incredibly intelligent birds with advanced problem-solving skills and capacity for learning.This social bird is known for its interaction with visitors to national parks and its in ...Show more
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
The history of Mauao, along with the legend, is one of heartbreak and struggle, but also one of endurance, strength and unity. Mauao stands guard at the entrance to Te Awanui, the Tauranga Harbour. At over two million years old, he is a tipuna and sacred taonga, manifesting both the past and the present ...Show more
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Following on from the acclaimed Whose Beak is This? and Whose Feet are These?, author Gillian Candler and illustrator Fraser Williamson turn to looking at homes. Whose Home is This? includes native birds and sea creatures, such as the yellow-eyed penguin, octopus and crabs. While having fun guessing wh ...Show more
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this story about being true to oneself, a boy searches for the secret to doing the perfect bomb into the water. With training from Nan, an expert and former champion, and by listening to his own voice, he finds his unique style and pulls off a wonderful, acrobatic, truly awe-inspiring bomb.
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
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