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Big Blueberry Barf-off, The (Rotten School #1)
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NZ$ 11.00 each
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R.L. Stine
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Read about the riotous misadventures of the most horrible students a boarding school ever saw in this new series by bestselling author, R.L. Stine. "Our students are rotten to the core." - Headmaster Upchuck. Welcome to Rotten School, founded 100 years ago by I B Rotten as a boarding school where students would grow and succeed intellectually, morally and physically as they prepared for a productive and happy future. However, today our standards are a little less rigorous - we are simply happy if the students and faculty are still alive at the end of each day! We think rivalry is healthy for our students, thus, Rotten School is divided into two warring groups: Bernie Bridges and his friends in Rotten House vs. Sherman Oaks and his friends in Nyce House. In this story, Bernie plots to win Sherman's super-cool watch, and in doing so, win over the hottest girl in school. He enlists the help of Beast, the greediest, grossest guy in school, ...
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Big Fish, Little Fish
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Melanie Drewery
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Jeremy wants to win the local fishing competition. He has his heart set on the first prize of a spinning sure-catch reel and a snap-resistant rod. He has plans to go out on his friend's dad's speed boat, but then his grandad offers to take him out in his old rowboat - and his mum accepts on his behalf!
A compelling story of family, with the lesson that it's not the size of the fish, it is the reason for catching the fish that counts. A section at the back of the book has information on fishing and the whaling industry in New Zealand.
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Black Gold (Extreme)
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Julia Owen
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When two boys are allowed to camp-out at the beach they discover they are not alone.
Two men appear to be poaching, but what and how?
The two boys must solve the riddle and avoid getting caught. An exciting read from the very beginning.
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Borderland
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Gary Cross
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In the spare bedroom of an old mansion perched on the side of the Wairoa River, just outside the small northland town of Dargaville, lives a terrible, ancient secret. An insidious force, guided by a cackling, tentacled shadow-creature and its mysterious Master, has imprisoned two young children within a painted mural – The Borderland – and has twisted their childhood fairytales into dark nightmares. When Rosie holidays at the old house with her family (visiting her devious Uncle Silo), she discovers the true nature of The Borderland and unwittingly releases the dark magic that soon threatens to overwhelm her. And when the ancient force traps Rosie herself within its midnight-borders, she has to fight to survive.
What other black mysteries does The Borderland contain? Who is the half-mad homeless man who seems to know things about the mural? What is Uncle Silo hiding? How can Rosie make her parents believe her? Will Rosie’s ...
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Bow Down Shadrach (Shadrach #1)
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Joy Cowley
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Shadrach is a very old, circus-trained Clydesdal horse. When Hannah discovers that Shadrach has been sold to a dog food factory, she decides to mount a heroic rescue and enlists the help of her two younger brothers.
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Chicken Feathers
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Joy Cowley Illustrated by David Elliot
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A feel-good story about Josh, and his cantankerous pet hen, Semolina. Semolina can talk and in return for prawn crackers and the odd beer, she tells Josh all the animal gossip. The problem is that no one believes she can talk and Josh's warning about a fox on the loose in the chicken house is laughed at - until it is too late. Underscored by the drama of Josh's mother having to stay in hospital until her new baby is born. 'Son, we're not good layers.'this story has an appealing humorous, folksy feel.
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Chute Thru
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Janice Marriott
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It's 2075, and Arlo is having trouble with his spelling. Cyanide, the house robot, is malfunctioning and the fridge is having a nervous breakdown. Then, just when things can't get any worse, Toothpaste Man flies into Arlo's life.
Wacky, of-the-wall and totally hilarious, award-winning Janice Marriott's novel will appeal to children of all ages.
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Dare and Double Dare : 30 New Zealand sporty stories
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Barbara Else (ed) (illus Philip Webb)
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Another fabulous anthology of 30 stories for children - once again chosen by Barbara Else and illustrated by Philip Webb. This time the theme is sport and the stories range from funny to serious, exciting, and back to funny. Each story in some way is about triumph, enjoyment, bravery or failure. Some of the pieces are about physical experiences such as going off the high dive board, dancing, doing tae kwon do or going fishing. This collection is for the sports-mad kid but it's also for any child who prefers armchairs and reading lamps. In the pages of this collection they can be an orienteer, a rally driver, a tap dancer, a snorkeller, or the speediest kid in the school. Great illustrations from Philip Webb top off an excellent read.
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Five Get into a Fix (Famous Five #17)
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Enid Blyton
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The Famous Five are ski-ing - having lots of fun in the snow! But it's not long before they have a new mystery to solve. Like, who is living in the mysterious house near the chalet they're staying in? The caretaker says nobody has lived there for years, but the Five are sure they've seen a face at one of the windows...A terrified, haunted face, too. Have the gang got the courage to go close enough to the house to find out..?
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Five Go Down to the Sea (Famous Five #12)
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Enid Blyton
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Who would deliberately lure somebody on to treacherous rocks on the Cornish coast? Somebody is flashing lights from the old tower on stormy nights - and the Famous Five sense danger. But can they solve this mystery safely?
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Five Go Off to Camp (Famous Five #7)
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Enid Blyton
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Spook trains in the dead of night! And they seem to vanish into thin air - but where do they go? The Famous Five are on to it! But discovery of an unusual underground tunnel system, and a secret train-service, has them puzzled. If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery?
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Five Have a Mystery to Solve (Famous Five #20)
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Author:
Enid Blyton
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Whispering Island - another mysterious place, with a million stories surrounding it...Is it haunted? The five are intrigued, but scared too. Are they brave enough to go there and find out?
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Goldenspy (Jane Blonde #5)
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Jill Marshall
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Jane is delighted when she is granted a dazzling golden spysuit. But things get deadly serious when her investigations lead her to a shocking discovery...Her arch enemy has developed a terrible, giant 'Lazy Beam' which he is directing at Earth from a secret space station! No one has the strength to resist its zapping power - but the Golden Spy will have to do just that to stop her arch enemy taking over the world.
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Hideous & Hilarious : 30 New Zealand Historical Stories
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Edited by Barbara Else Illustrated by Philip Webb
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Following on from the success of 'Mischief and Mayhem', 'Claws & Jaws', and 'Weird & Wonderful' comes this collection of stories based around history. Writers include old favourites such as David Hill, Pauline Cartwright, Sandy Mackay and James Norcliffe as well as some exciting newcomers. As with previous anthologies, Philip Webb is the illustrator and his lively and humorous illustrations are the perfect complement to Barbara Else's fantastic selection of stories.
'The stories in here treat history in some very different ways. Whether they are true or invented, I chose them because I think they are gripping. They are lively - or touching - or heart-rending, side-splitting, mind-bending. They'll make you gasp and shudder, gasp and laugh, or gasp and cry.'
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Jack's Land
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Author:
Louisa Warren
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Jack Watson has just arrived in a strange land. The wooden buildings that line the wide dirt streets are nothing like the stone and brick buildings on the narrow cobbled streets of home. And his first glimpses of this new country leave him in awe of the native men whose faces are covered with fierce tattoos.
To a young English lad, emigrating with his family to New Zealand in the 1860s, life has become an adventure he could not have imagined. Follow Jack's exploits in the first two books - Jack’s Land and The Raft - in a new series of stories set in the exciting early days of New Zealand
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Jonty and Choc
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Author:
Vince Ford
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Jonty and Choc are best mates - one Pakeha, one Maori.
The story opens with the boys on their final day of primary school, totally in tune with each other and pulling pranks on their teachers. They go to the beach and find a mysterious lump, which Choc is inexplicably drawn to. The lump causes him to have dreams of ancient times, but also seems to have an adverse affect on his personality. It makes him angry.
Intermediate school starts and Jonty and Choc are put into different classes. Their friendship is threatened by social and cultural differences that become more and more apparent as the story and the influence of the strange lump unfolds.
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Look Out Secret Seven #14
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Enid Blyton
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What on earth would the Secret Seven do without Scamper the spaniel? First he discovers an unwanted visitor - then he protects them as they spy on a thief late at night in Bramley Woods!
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Mountains Of Fire (The Dragon Charmers #1)
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Linda McNabb
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Mountains of Fire
is a whirlwind ride through a vivid landscape of exploding spells, magical gems and colour-coded dragons — an exhilarating adventure for younger fantasy fans.
Logan lives with Zared, an elderly and absent-minded wizard, in Shanoria — the Kingdom of Dragons.
His closest friend is Alyxa, a dragon charmer with the rare gift of soothing and commanding dragons. But not all dragons in Shanoria are tame, and when the feral Reds kidnap the crown prince, Logan and Alyxa are thrust into a fast-paced adventure.
The Reds, and their evil leader, Firetongue, are plotting a volcanic upheaval that will make the world hot, flame-filled and free of humans. Logan, Alyxa and the obnoxious Prince Myles have to find the legendary white dragon, Silverhorn, and convince him to help prevent their fiery doom.
Linda McNabb lives and works in Auckland with her husband and two daughters.
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My Dad, the All Black
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Sandy McKay
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Will McCann, 12 years old, is a top notch rugby player. Everybody says he gets his talent from his famous All Black father, but Will never knew his dad. After a game goes wrong, Will wonders if he plays rugby because he loves the game, or because everybody says he should? When Will's grandad dies, Will meets Jim, his reclusive uncle with a troubled past. Why has Uncle Jim stayed away from Will and his mum for so many years? What really happened the night Will's dad died? While, on the other side of the world, the All Blacks battle for the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Will battles to discover the truth about the past. He eventually unlocks a secret that helps him decide things for himself. Anyone who ever wanted to be an All Black should read this book! Following her first waggish novel, Recycled, Sandy McKay writes another eventful, tender and humorous story from a child's-eye view.
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Night Hunting
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Author:
Deborah Burnside Illustrated by Jeff Fowler
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Ten-year-old Nick Tressider is all keyed up. At last his mum and dad think he's old enough to go possum-hunting at night with Rotorua Bill, a long-time mate of the family. Bill is a bit burpy, hairy and farty, and his jokes get him in trouble a lot, but he tells the most fantastic stories and is a lot of fun to be around. Bill takes Nick tramping deep into the bush, where they lay out possum bait. Later on Bill helps Nick to shoot his first rabbit, and then they sit watching the sun set and telling stories. It's the best evening of Nick's life. But when it's fully dark and they're on their way back in to the bush to collect the possums, something unthinkable happens - Bill falls down a bank and is badly injured by a rusty old gin trap. Will Nick be able find his way out of the dark bush in time to get help for his friend?
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