Sky Ship And Other Stories by Geraldine McCaughrean
18.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories/Plays
Geraldine McCaughrean's best-loved novels all have an historical theme - her passion for history is evident in this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these five tales is set in the past at a moment of scientific or historical significance. Read about the book that changed the world and inspi ...Show more
Reaching Out: Messages of Hope by UNICEF
25.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories/Plays
As the UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador, Mariah created Reaching Out: Messages of Hope as a fundraising project and all royalties will be donated to UNICEF. Heartfelt and inspiring, this book contains stories, poems and illustrations that have been donated by some of the most world's renowned and respe ...Show more
Toitoi Anzac Special (2018) by Edited by Charlotte Gibbs
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists
Toitoi celebrates the ideas, imaginations and creative spirit of our young writers and artists. We believe that their work has purpose and deserves a wide audience. We publish material with an original and authentic voice that other young people can connect to and be inspired by and that reflects the c ...Show more
Proud by Various, Various Authors
23.00 NZD
Category: LGBTQI+
A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. A boy’s coming out is overshadowed by gay penguins, a m ...Show more
Gleanings (Arc of a Scythe #3.5) by Neal Shusterman
23.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Arc of a Scythe
The New York Times bestselling Arc of a Scythe series continues with thrilling stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge...There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity a ...Show more
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
26.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories/Plays
The Crucible is a powerful indictment of McCarthyism and the 'frontier mentality' of Cold War America, published in Penguin Modern Classics. Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in ...Show more
Adventure on the Way Home (Secret Seven Short Stories #1) by Enid Blyton
15.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Secret Seven Colour Short Stories
A big fight has broken out, and the Seven need to stop it before someone gets hurt. But is the fight all it appears to be?
Secret Weapon (#12 Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz
20.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Alex Rider
Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been ordinary for the teenage super-spy. This collecti ...Show more
Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers by Edited by Whiti Hereaka and Witi Ihimaera
38.00 NZD
Category: Maori Myths and Legends
A lively, stimulating and engaging retelling of pūrākau - Māori myths and legends - by contemporary Māori writers. Ka mua, ka muri . . .Ancient Māori creation myths, portrayals of larger-than-life heroes and tales of engrossing magical beings have endured through the ages. Some hail back to Hawaiki, som ...Show more
These Islands Here by Bronwyn Elsmore
40.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories/Plays
Literary-fiction inspired by life in the South Pacific. These 32 tales are based on events and conditions in Aotearoa-New Zealand - aka Land of the Long White Cloud, Down Under, Kiwiland - and other islands of Polynesia. Together they present the varied facets of living in these islands - pleasure, pai ...Show more
The Real Family Christmas by Sue Mongredien
18.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
Join in the fun with these three funny, festive stories about Father Christmas and his bonkers family - nothing goes to plan when the Christmases are around!Disaster strikes when Nick (a.k.a. Father Christmas) catches the flu just before Christmas day, meaning that it's up to his fun-loving younger brot ...Show more
Toitoi #11 (Autumn 2018) by edited by Charlotte Gibbs
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists
Toitoi is a quarterly journal of writing and art by New Zealand children, ages 5-13. With 100 pages of original stories, poetry and artwork, Toitoi gives our young writers and artists a real purpose and a wide audience. Toitoi can be read at home or at school and is a valuable classroom resource.