Aspiring by Damien Wilkins

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

An engaging, funny and moving novel about a boy trying to make sense of it all. Fifteen-year-old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town that’s growing at an alarming rate. Ricky’s growing, too — 6’7”, and taller every day. But he’s stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted bask etballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his family’s sadness. And who’s the weird guy in town with a chauffeur and half a Cadillac? What about the bits of story that invade his head? Uncertain what’s real — and who he is — Ricky can’t stop sifting for clues. He has no idea how things will end up . . . With sunlight, verve and humour, award-winning writer Damien Wilkins brings us a beguiling boy who’s trying to make sense of it all. ...Show more

Half My Life by Diana Noonan

$24.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

(no description available Jan 2020)

A Trio of Sophies by Eileen Merriman

$20.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

Secrets, lies and love. A missing girl, a secret diary and unsettling revelations . . . Today is the first of September, the first day of spring, and it’s been sixty-four days since I last saw Sophie Abercrombie. It's been sixty-four days since anyone saw Sophie Abercrombie. The prettiest Sophi e. The missing Sophie. As Sophie MacKenzie - Mac - confides to her diary, she last saw Sophie Abercrombie kissing James Bacon, their English teacher. Mac has passed this on to the police, but there is plenty she knows about James Bacon that she has kept to herself. She hasn’t even told Twiggy, the third Sophie in their once tightknit threesome. The Trio of Sophies is no more. ...Show more

If Only by Adele Broadbent

$24.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

K’s first real try at breaking the rules proves to be a bit of disaster. The constant wondering what might have happened if only she had chosen differently. But then that disaster meant she met a boy, she learnt the truth, and she just might get to save a life – the life of a whale.  &n bsp;   Family secrets once again come to the fore in this new novel from Adele Broadbent, launched in support of Project Jonah. Themes of first love, pushing the boundaries of parental control, the consequences of small lies, and the mate-ships formed through Project Jonah. ...Show more

The Heart Casts No Shadow by Susan Holt

$30.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

Will Rhonwyn free her heart and her people, or become the pawn of the most dangerous man ever seen? When her skill at a complex strategy game gives her a way into the palace, Rhonwyn becomes the eyes and ears of the Resistance. She's there to help bring down the evil King Risick - the man who seized co ntrol and forced her people into his mines. The man who killed Rhonwyn's father before her eyes, breaking her heart and fracturing her sanity. Everything changes when she meets a vibrant man who's also trapped in the palace. Rhonwyn's not so alone now and her soul begins to heal. But his dangerous secret forces Rhonwyn to choose between the freedom of her people and the love she's finally found. ...Show more

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

$26.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult 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 right 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

We All Fall by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

$22.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

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

$26.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult 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

Ocean's Kiss (Telesa World) by Lani Wendt Young

$29.00 NZD

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 l hold Leila Folger responsible for crimes of the past. ...Show more

The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy

$20.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

Three strange men stood behind her. 'You're not alone on Teddy Carnival's Beach,' said one, not asking a question but sounding as if he were giving her a warning. The Hamiltons look forward to their annual Christmas holiday on the New Zealand coast. Jack and Naomi, their five children and their guests are settling in to the chaotic family atmosphere at the sprawling home known as Carnival's Hide when the world is thrown out of order by the unexpected arrival of three visitors. Charming, enigmatic and sinister, the three brothers have come to stay. Only 17-year-old Harry questions their strange ways, but even she isn't sure what is real anymore: are they really related to Teddy Carnival, said to have drowned on that beach many years ago, or are they tricksters - conjured by her overactive imagination? This will be a Christmas to be remembered, where long-buried secrets will be revealed and no one will ever be quite the same. ...Show more

Invisibly Breathing by Eileen Merriman

$20.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

A moving story about unconventional love, bullying and being true to yourself. ‘I wish I wasn’t the weirdest sixteen-year-old guy in the universe.’ Felix would love to have been a number. Numbers have superpowers and they’re safe – any problem they might throw up can be solved. 'If I were a five, I’d be shaped like a pentagon … there’d be magic in my walls, safety in my angles.' People are so much harder to cope with. At least that’s how it seems until Bailey Hunter arrives at school. Bailey has a stutter, but he can make friends and he’s good at judo. And Bailey seems to have noticed Felix... Both boys find they’re living in a world where they can’t trust anyone, but might they be able to trust each other, with their secrets, their differences, themselves? ...Show more

The Bone Bearer (Telesa #3) by Lani Wendt Young

$29.00 NZD

Category: NZ Young Adult Fiction

The thrilling, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to The Telesa Series. Leila's selfless act at the closing of When Water Burns, unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele's awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her - the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury? Will the covenant of love between Daniel and Leila endure this final battle? ...Show more