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After the War by Tom Palmer
15.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Conkers
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a deeply moving and beautifully told novel of friendship and belonging, inspired by the incredible true story of the Windermere Boys. Summer 1945. The Second World War is finally over and Yossi, Leo and Mordecai are among three hundred children who arrive in t ...Show more
Arctic Star by Tom Palmer
18.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Conkers
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1942. Teenagers Francis, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is p ...Show more
Armistice Runner by Tom Palmer
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Lily has lots of worries. She's struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, even worse, every day her gran's Alzheimer's gets a little bit worse. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with ...Show more
Boys United (Football Academy #1) by Tom Palmer
16.00 NZD
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Football Academy
Boys United: the first book in the Football Academy series by Tom Palmer. Jake loves football and dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though - what if he's too small for football? But on the day of his trial Jake is quick on the ball and scores - he's made it! Jak ...Show more
Captain Fantastic (Football Academy #6) by Tom Palmer
16.00 NZD
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Football Academy
It is an exciting football series, following the adventures of United's under-twelves side. Since Ryan Flynn got into trouble for bullying, he's been determined to pull his socks up and be the best captain United's ever had. So when team-mate Craig causes problems on - and off - the pitch, Ryan knows he ...Show more
Combat Zone (Rugby Academy #1) by Tom Palmer
18.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Rugby Academy
First title in a rugby trilogy. Borderlands is no ordinary school - all of the students boarding there have parents in the armed forces, and the UK is drawing perilously close to war in the Middle East. New boy Woody is desperate to escape the school and find his way to his dad's military base, but his ...Show more
D-Day Dog by Tom Palmer
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: Conkers
Master storyteller Tom Palmer returns with a touching celebration of the heroic paratroopers of WWII and their parachuting canine companions.Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired - brave men like his dad ...Show more
Dark Arena (Defenders #2) by Tom Palmer
19.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Defenders
It's meant to be a stress-free holiday in London, but suddenly Seth and Nadiya will need all their skills as Defenders. Ghostly activity is threatening a Premier League club as they build a new stadium on Roman ruins. One worker has already met a grisly death - and many other lives are in danger. The ho ...Show more
Dead Ball (Foul Play #2) by Tom Palmer
18.00 NZD
Category: Sport Fiction | Series: Foul Play
Russian billionaire Dmitri Tupolev and a mystery Englishman agree to fix an important match in Russia's favour by intimidating the England goalie, Alex Finn. But Alex goes against their wishes. His punishment: an 'accidental' car crash and he's out of the return game in Russia. Something is going on wit ...Show more
Deadlocked (Rugby Academy #3) by Tom Palmer
19.00 NZD
Category: Senior Fiction | Series: Rugby Academy
Final title in a rugby trilogy. The Borderlands team has made it to the World Championships in New Zealand, but the strain of divisions within the squad and worry for their Forces parents' safety have the boys well and truly rattled. Can they pull it together and bring the trophy home? A sporting story ...Show more
Flyboy (Take to the Skies: Wings #1) by Tom Palmer
15.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: Wings
Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are really great. But the other kids are always on the alert for anything that makes a player different, and Jatinder is definitely that. Steve reckons it's good to be different - look ...Show more
Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes) by Tom Palmer
17.00 NZD
Category: Sport & Leisure | Series: Ultimate Football Heroes Ser.
From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author and football expert Tom Palmer picks ONE HUNDRED of the most thrilling and significant goals, games, and players from more than 150 years of the Beautiful Game. Featuring Pele's World Cup, Maradona's Hand of God, J ...Show more