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Grab Ya Boots! We're Going A-Hunting by Marion Day; Jason Day

$25.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Marion teams up with her hunting-mad son, Jason, and young Kiwi hunters to present an exciting collection of sporting and adventure stories, poems and 'a million things hunters should know'. Grab ya Boots will suit any intermediate child who loves the outdoors and loves adventure but who doesn't like to read a whole book. Some of the most heart-warming tales are about the unconditional love between a hunter and their dog. The book is illustrated with photographs, and quirky sketches by West Coast artist Robyn Hoglund. Each yarn might be true or partly true, or totally made up, and a cartoon story has been thrown in for good measure. There's a bit of fishing - like the great snapper story - and the tragedy of twin hunters who, like their grandfather, 'pass it on'. And even an unusual myth relating to possum fur and an African hunt. Most exciting and fresh are stories straight from the pens of our young huntsmen, every one with a photograph of them with their quarry. Grab Ya Boots! encourages children to put away their mobile phones, unplug themselves from technology and read. As they do, they'll be transported into the world of brave, bold, courageous, fearful and funny stories - even jokes. They'll be entertained and enthralled, and when they are finished, you can bet on them rushing outside to grab their boots. ...Show more

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Teine Sāmoa by Dahlia Malaeulu; Niusila Faamanatu-Eteuati

$25.00 NZD

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6

Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Teine Sāmoa means Sāmoan girl. It's a label that carries with it an unspoken duty to obey, serve and respect your family and Sāmoan culture. But who can be teine Samoa? When should you be teine Sāmoa? And how can you be teine Sāmoa outside of Sāmoa? Lani is an afakasi, and is unsure of her Sāmoan herit age and what being Sāmoan even means. But one thing she knows for sure is that she's afraid of Vai and the 'Real Samoans'. Masina, the free-spirited daughter of a Church Minister, is bound by parental expectations and struggling to fulfill the destiny set by her parents. Teuila is the good Islander girl and proud teine Sāmoa who realises she doesn't want to be a 'switcher' anymore. How will these junior high school students learn to be, understand and fulfill their obligations as Teine Sāmoa, living in New Zealand? Teine Sāmoa is a journey of cultural identity and discovery for four junior high school students, their families, their teachers and, most importantly, anyone who has ever faced the challenges of being a teine Samoa. Now includes study questions for students and The Teine Sāmoa Project - A space created for teine Sāmoa to share their real life stories. Stories that reflect us and help others understand us, so that together, we can better support our tamaiti to succeed as proud teine and tama Sāmoa. ...Show more

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Te Kaieke Tohorā (The Whale Rider in te reo Maori) by Witi Ihimaera; Timoti Karetu i whakamaori

$26.00 NZD

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Category: Te Reo Maori Language

Whakamiharo ana tera te tirohanga atu ki a ia, ki te kaieke tohora. I rere atu te wai i a ia, ka hamama tona waha kia taea ai te hau makariri te kupa iho. Ko ana karu e kohara ana i te ahurei. Korekoreko katoa ana te tinana i te rehu taimana. I runga i taua taniwha ano nei he tekoteko paku kua whakairot ia, e tino haura ana, e koratarata ana, e tu torotika ana. Ano nei na tona tino kaha, e to ake ana ia i te tohora ki te rangi . . . Ko Kahutia-te-rangi te kaieke tohora, te tipuna o nga iwi o Te Tai Rawhiti. I haere mai ia i Hawaiki, te kainga o nga Tawhito, ki te tai rawhiti o Aotearoa. No muri mai ko Kahu, te matamua o nga mokopuna tuarua a te whanau. I arohaina ia e ona whanaunga katoa engari ko tera i tino pirangi ia kia aroha atu, kaore i aroha atu - ara, ko tona tipuna tane tuarua.Kua rongo au i a Kui Putiputi e tiwe ana i te hau, 'E Kahu!'I te toia iho au e oku putu. Me tu rawa au ka wetewete. I moumou noa iho te wa ki tenei mahi engari he pai ake tera i te toromi. Riro atu ana nga putu i nga au pioi.Ka titiro ake au. I te kimi au i hea ke ra a Kahu. I hikitia ake au e nga ngaru ka tuku iho ano.Ka tiwaha atu au, 'E Kahu, kaua.'Kua tae ke atu ia ki te tohora, a, e pupuri ana i te kauwae.Mama noa iho te huri mai i te ao purakau ki te ao tuturu, mai i te whakatangi ki te whakakata. Ko tenei pukapuka ko Te Kaieke Tohora ka whakamanaru i te kaipanui ahakoa pehea te pakeke. ...Show more

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Dragon War (#5 Riders of Fire) by Eileen Mueller

$26.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Ezaara, the Queen's rider, and her dragon master, Roberto, are desperately trying to hold back the armies of dark mages on Dragonback. Kierion bribes the captain, a notorious pirate, to smuggler riders and mages into Death Valley to sabotage Commander Zens' armies. When Commander Zens breaches the Realm Gate and attacks the heart of Dragon's Hold with his army of shadow dragons, many die. Riders and dragons must flee. But Commander Zens has bound Master Giddi, the most powerful mage in the realm, to his will. Dragons' Realm must fight back before Commander Zens unleashes Giddi's power and destroys their world. Then, one by one, once loyal dragons and riders turn against the realm and fight their own. In a war where Zens so easily turns friends into foes, how can Ezaara and her Riders of Fire ever win? ...Show more

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Sea Dragon (#6 Riders of Fire) by Eileen Mueller

$26.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

When Isthsar helps Ezaara and Roberto escape from her people, the Robandi silent assassins, she's charged with treason. And sentenced to death by her own mother, Ashewar, the chief prophetess. Ithsar will be thrown into the Naobian Sea, to be devoured by the fanged monsters that prowl its depths. But It hsar, born with deformed fingers, has been scorned and maltreated all her life. She's secretly learned to fight back. And Ithsar's seen visions of her future. Visions that mean she must fight to survive - or hundred of dragons and riders will die. ...Show more

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Dragon Rift (Riders of Fire #3) by Eileen Mueller

$26.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

When Ezaara’s powerful dragon master, Roberto, is captured by Commander Zens, her world is thrown into turmoil. Why is the council refusing to rescue Roberto, her clandestine lover? And why do the caverns of Dragons’ Hold echo with whispers of a prophecy unfulfilled? A prophecy that says she has no righ t to be Queen’s Rider. As tension mounts, with an attempt on her life, Ezaara must take action to prevent Commander Zens from destroying her lover and Dragons’ Realm. Kierion, a dragon rider and prankster, wants to bridge a bitter feud between dragon riders and mages, but his reputation prevents anyone from taking him seriously. If mages and riders stand united, Dragons’ Realm might stand a chance against Commander Zens’ new secret weapon. But when Kierion takes matters into his own hands, he risks more than he realizes. ...Show more

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Pay Back by Frances Cherry

$15.00 NZD

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1

Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Why do Fin and Danny hate Old Man Wilson so much? And what happens when they decide to take revenge? PAY BACK But there's more to this story than Fin and Danny realise. With a ghost sitting at his table and zombies in the walls, Old Man Wilson is more than a match for two twelve year old boys. Or is he? PAY BACK A book to scare you under the bed, make you laugh till you cry and, in the end, make you question what it is we ever know about another person. ...Show more

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Ash Arising (Ash #2) by Mandy Hager

$20.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction | Series: Ash | Reading Level: very good

The gripping sequel to the prize-winning thriller The Nature of Ash. Ash McCarthy thought he had done enough by broadcasting his story to the world, exposing the corruption and lies of Prime Minister Chandler and his cronies. With his small band of friends and family on a remote campsite in the backcoun try, he awaits the international community to answer his call for action. But the public response is not what he had hoped for and the fallout from his revelations will lead him and his companions into even more danger. Can Ash withstand the new challenges that confront him? And what of Mikey - can he survive in this increasingly merciless world? Chilling and page-turning, this compelling novel crackles with political intrigue, fast-paced action, unexpected twists and lots of heart.  ...Show more

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Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan

$19.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

An acclaimed classic by multi-award winning author Sherryl Jordan, this epic fantasy is brought back for a 25th anniversary! Born into a dark world trapped forever in icy winter, Elsha is a child of the Quelled, a branded people doomed to mine firestones to warm the ruling class, the Chosen. But Elsha h as visions and an uncommon strength of spirit. Condemned to death on her 16th birthday for defiance, Elsha is saved when she is called to be Handmaiden to the Firelord - the most powerful being in her world, the only one with the gift of divining firestones. Viewed with distrust by the Chosen who now surround her, she has a bitter fight ahead to strive for a better world for her people. ...Show more

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The Bone Tiki (Aotearoa #1) by David Hair

$20.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction | Series: Aotearoa

What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu? You run. When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive? You run faster. And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he took from a tangi. His fat her's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long-dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide...not even in another world. A breathtaking adventure set in two parallel New Zealands, from exciting new author David Hair. The spine chilling adventure continues in The Taniwha's Tear. ...Show more

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Blitzkrieg (Katipo Joe #1) by Brian Falkner

$20.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Young Joe is living in pre-WWII Berlin, with his British father and NZ mother, attending school and witnessing the excitement of his friends who are enthusiastically joining the Hitler Youth Movement. Joe feels uncomfortable with the growing mistreatment of local Jews, and after the arrest of his father as a spy, he is forced to escape from Berlin with his mother. Joe is separated from his mother and evacuated to New Zealand, and, while war looms in Europe, he is frustrated by his distance from the action, and his inability to do anything about finding his father. After a harrowing route back to Europe, Joe attempts to infiltrate the Hitler Youth movement in Germany while at the same time searching for his mother and father in wartime Berlin. ...Show more

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Dragon Hero (Riders of Fire #2) by Eileen Mueller

$26.00 NZD

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Category: NZ Senior Fiction

Tomaaz doesn’t believe in dragons, until the dragon queen abducts his twin sister, Ezaara. When she goes missing, his parents reveal dangerous family secrets. That night, his father is wrongly imprisoned while his mother heads deep into Death Valley to atone for a dreadful crime. To make things worse, an army of bestial tharuks attacks his village. No one is prepared. Torn, Tomaaz doesn’t know who to save. Should he rescue Pa from prison, help the villagers, or follow Ma into enemy territory? Or should he save Lovina, the abused daughter of a traveling merchant? Tomaaz has to act fast, because Commander Zens and his clone armies are marching through Dragon’s Realm. Fans of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragon Riders of Pern and Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle will love Riders of Fire. If you love epic coming-of-age fantasy, heart-pounding adventure, true love and dragons, Dragon Hero — Riders of Fire is for you. ...Show more

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