#Tumeke! by Michael Petherick

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Plans for the Newtoun community’s Waitangi Day celebrations are well under way. The Tape Orchestra’s practising like mad. Monty and Mr Steve Vibrant are designing a poster. Rishi’s trying to land Lil Yacht Shifty … and Ms Ropata’s juggling it all because everyone wants in. There’ll be curry and cake, kapa haka, halal sausages, foam blasters, the Naenae dirtman, and kiss-the-goat — if Constable Rutene can manage to chase one down. In the meantime, Dreadflock’s considering a blog, Briony’s Mum’s being a helicopter, and everyone’s eating a lot of lolly cake. In the boundary-riding tradition of the Annual project, Annual Ink’s latest title #Tumeke! brings you the lives, loves and larrikin spirit of an inner-city neighbourhood. The story is told through texts, Instagram posts, emails, fliers, committee minutes, posters, diary entries, blog posts, chatrooms, school homework, raps and the reliably bonkers community noticeboard. Stuffed with big personalities, surprising friendships and a little intrigue, this multimedia story brims with creativity and comedy, and everyday heartaches, too. Debut novelist Michael Petherick juggles a large cast and multiple story threads with panache, giving us a window on a vivid, warm-hearted community. A narrative — but not quite as we know it — for middle readers and anyone who loves to connect. To look inside, click here. ...Show more

Awa and the Dreamrealm by Isa Pearl Ritchie

$23.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

What if dreams were more real than waking life? Life is already complicated enough for Awa Bryant; when she starts having weird dreams – waking dreams – and strange coincidences start appearing in her real life. She meets dreamcharmer, Veila, a quirky glowing creature who helps to guide Awa through the mysterious Dreamrealm. At first the Dreamrealm is a glorious escape from Awa's daily struggles but something is not right... Soon Awa discovers she has a bigger quest, and everything she cares about is at stake. Will she be brave enough to face her fears and save her friends? ...Show more

Prince of Ponies by Stacy Gregg

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

War destroyed their worlds, now two young girls and their remarkable horses are fighting once more - this time to win. When twelve-year-old Mira stumbles across a white stallion in a forest in Berlin, she doesn't realise that this horse will take her on an incredible journey. Together, they're going to ascend the starry heights of Grand Prix show jumping, and sweep back in time to Poland in 1939 where another young girl is risking everything to save the horse that she loves... Prince of Ponies is a story of courage and the will to win against all odds. ...Show more

The Clockill and the Thief (The Traitor and Thief #2) by Gareth Ward

$20.00 NZD

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 Group and sets out for revenge. COG tasks Sin, his friend Zonda Chubb and their frenemy Velvet Von Darque with recapturing the traitor, whatever the cost. Taking to the air in pursuit, they must battle skypirates and the terrifying Clockill to complete their mission. But with his condition worsening, can Sin survive long enough to save his friends, himself and the day? ...Show more

Soulfire (PB) by Chaz Harris

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

On the eve of George Grimes's thirteenth birthday, a man with a forked beard and a crooked nose clambers out of the Grandfather clock in the upstairs hallway. The man claims to be from Mythika - a world that George thought only existed in his Grandad's tall tales. The evil Lord Helwrath - once a boy who lost his imagination - has been murdering Creators, the name given to artists who keep his power in check. When George enters Mythika, he joins forces with a talented group of young artists to stop Helwrath before it's too late. But a long-kept family secret leads some to believe that George can create the only power strong enough to fight Helwrath... Soulfire. From the co-author of LGBTQ fairy tales Promised Land and Maiden Voyage comes a new upper middle grade fantasy adventure. ...Show more

2020 by Ben Spies

$21.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Ringlet and the Day the Oceans Stopped by Felicity Williams

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

An eleven-year-old mergirl has better things to do than save the oceans from deadly stagnation. Except there's no one else. And worse still, something monstrous is hellbent on stopping her. It's Ringlet against time and tides and there's not much left of either.

Omens (Sylvalla Chronicals #3)

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Harriet And The Eye Of The Bird by Julie Lamb

$25.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

One moment Harriet's only problem is that she's not allowed to get her nose pierced, and the next her dad has disappeared. Now there's a new home, a new school and new friends that are not really friends at all. Awkward Alice who forgets her lunch is not a great substitute, nor is the monster gnawing at Harriet's insides that makes her binge on food. But then Alice invites her to the best tree fort ever - a place where Harriet no longer feels fat or friendless or sad, and where the bird with the rusty-red feathers comes to show her what she can't see for herself. ...Show more

The World of Greek Mythology by Ben Spies

$21.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

Ever wondered what the Greek myths look like through the eyes of a child? Eleven-year-old author, Ben Spies, writes his version of some of the most thrilling tales from Greek mythology. From Titans to Olympians, The World of Greek Mythology delivers an action-packed retelling of the myths, from how th e world was created to a personal take on some of the greatest and mightiest gods and goddesses. Ben adds his quirky humour to each chapter as we follow the drama of the legendary Trojan War and the epic voyage of Odysseus. But be warned: the gruesome world of Greek mythology is not for the faint of heart… get ready for bloody battles and horrible deaths. If you love Greek mythology, or you’re keen to learn more, this book is sure to delight and captivate your imagination. ...Show more

Mal Dixon's Moon Diary - Declassified by E. Hamley

$20.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

After 50 years MI5 are finally returning Mal Dixon's homework assignment; to keep a record of the Apollo 11 mission to land a man on the Moon. I remember signing the Official Secrets Act and Agent Woodstock saying, had we been allowed to tell anyone about what had happened that week, my grandparents and I would have made the Guinness Book of Records, me as the youngest person to sign the Official Secrets Act, Grandad as the only person to successfully impersonate a Prime Minister and get away with it, and Nan as the only cook to seriously upset the KGB, CIA and MI5. If I recall correctly, Agents Woodstock and Pigpen then laughed and said that lucky for them, no-one had noticed the odd events of the past week as the whole world had been glued to their TV sets watching the Moon landing and so they'd got away with it. But it wasn't just the events in Westminster that found their way into my Moon Diary, there was also what my sister, Brenda and her mates, the 'Apple Scruffs', got up to in Paul McCartney's house. Unfortunately for Mal, who now works for RocketLab in New Zealand, although he was really good at keeping MI5's secret, MI5 have not been so good at keeping his. After Mal confesses to Brenda that he'd included parts of her diary into his homework assignment, Brenda, along with Mal's grandchildren, Golda and Rae, travel to Auckland to await the return of Mal's Moon Diary. Rae can hardly believe his luck, as a conspiracy theorist, he's not convinced the Moon landing even happened. There is one thing Rae is sure of though; that the CEO of RocketLab is really Syndrome from the movie The Incredibles. Mal Dixon's Moon Diary is original, educational and funny. ...Show more

A Friend in Paradise by Des Hunt

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Middle Fiction

A story in the Compassionate Courtesan Universe.Some anthropologists once did a comprehensive survey of what human cultures considered beautiful. There was one consistent: trait-symmetry. Every human culture in existence said that the person with symmetric physical features was the beautiful one. I'm th e ugly one. This is my story of how I met a beautiful courtesan and what happened after. ...Show more