FICTION - NZ
Harry Baird lives with his mother, father and younger brother Cal in Calliope Bay, at the edge of the world. Summer has come, and those who can have left the bay for the allure of the far away city. Among them is Harry's mother, who has left behind a case of homemade ginger beer and a vague promise of return. Harry and Cal are too busy enjoying their holidays, playing in the caves and the old abandoned slaughterhouse, to be too concerned with her absence. When their older cousin-the beautiful, sophisticated Caroline-comes from the ... read more
Being a celebrity impersonator, says the Aussie Elton John, is like living your life as a moon. 'We give up identity and become just a reflection of another personality, like the moon having no fire of its own and be just a pale reflection of the sun when it's not there.' This new collection of stories from master short fiction writer Owen Marshall is rich in people exploring their identities and how they are affected by others. There's Patrick, whose life is radically alerted by a random encounter with a killer; widowed Margaret, ... read more
This is a novel of family secrets and tensions, and distant past grievances, set like so much of Maurice Gee's fiction in the West Auckland town of Loomis. It is also vintage Maurice Gee, widely recognised as New Zealand's finest living fiction writer. Publication will be a significant event. New Zealand fiction doesn't get any better than this. Three brothers and sisters, all now in their eighties, two of them living in the old family home, are struggling to cope with events that have happened way back in the past. It all bursts i... read more
When Farmer Hogget wins a piglet at the local fair, Mrs Hogget thinks of fattening it up for the freezer. But the old sheepdog, Fly, takes him under her wing and starts to train him up as a sheep-pig, whose methods of getting the sheep to do what he wants are rather unconventional. The book which inspired the film Babe.
FICTION - NZ - NZ Jnr Yrs 0-3
It's science-fair time again and, as usual, Todd and Joey are stuck for ideas. Their teacher keeps imploring them to look for things in their everyday lives that they could make better, but they still don't have a clue. Then Joey decides the thing that needs the most improvement is his frazzled single mother and he tries to think of an invention that will give her time to help him with his homework. A highly original and comic look at scientific investigation..
This is a thriller - or maybe it's a horror story. It could be a mystery or a romance. There are even some really good nature bits. And so starts Maddie's story of how she loved her tadpole and watched it turn into a frog, only to have her Isabella Princess Big Eyes 'stolen'. First published 2007. SHORTLISTED JUNIOR FICTION CATEGORY NZ POST BOOK AWARDS 2008
This is a thriller - or maybe it's a horror story. It could be a mystery or a romance. There are even some really good nature bits. And so starts Maddie's story of how she loved her tadpole and watched it turn in to a frog, only to have her Isabella Princess Big Eyes 'stolen'.
Ronda and David Armitage take us back to the charming, warm-hearted world of the lighthouse keeper in this brand-new visit to the lighthouse - and Mr Grinling is getting a dog!
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