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NZ$ 18.00 each
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Author: Vincent Ford
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Winner of the 2000 NZ Post junior fiction award - best first book.
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Author: Michael Winerip
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Fast-paced and suspenseful story about two young reporters on a school newspaper. Adam and Jennifer have just become co-editors of their school newspaper, The Slash. It's the first issue...and already there's the smell of a scandal! One squeaky young reporter has spotted a discrepancy in the headmistress's story about a recent bequest to the school, and is determined to dig deeper. Some more super-sleuthing from the editors unearths a controversial secret and before long, it looks like The Slash is tackling big issues that could get them into even bigger trouble. However, just as the print run is about to be stopped by the crooked headmistress, they manage to email the issue to everyone they know, discrediting the headmistress for good, as well as alerting the community to the snide by-law about to be passed by the local council. An engaging fictional insight into the workings of a school newspaper - guaranteed to leave children ... more
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A Friend in Paradise order quantity
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Author: Des Hunt
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Shortlisted for the 2003 NZPost Children's Book Awards, junior fiction section.

When 12-year-old Robbie's father dies of cancer, he starts to spin out of control, taking out his anger on his mother and sisters. At her wit's end, his mother arranges for him to spend the holidays with his Uncle Jim, on a farm near Opotiki where his father grew up.

He decides the holiday might not be a dead loss after all when he visits a secret valley his father used to call Paradise, where he unexpectedly finds a new friend.

But danger also lurks in Paradise, danger that entangles him in an awesome adventure that will take him all the way to the fiery volcano of White Island.

Robbie must use his knowledge, wit, computer savvy and all his courage to save his new friend...and his own life.
 
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Author: Wendy Isdell
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Julie hates algebra -- until she meets a zebra (who's really a gebra) named Al. This witty, Intelligent story blends fantasy with learning as it tells of a young girl's adventures in the land of Mathematics.
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A Handful of Blue order quantity
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Author: Vince Ford
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Makorori Station ... the most awesome, cool place to live. We're just across the road from the beach and the sky rests on the hills behind our house. No kidding, there's only just room for the sun to slip over the ridge and if you jump high enough you can pull down a handful of blue.

It's summer, but an approaching cyclone isn't the only dark cloud that hangs over Makorori Beach. A drought threatens to force Jeremy's family off their farm and everything he does seems to make matters worse. The family is starting to crack ... but forces outside their control drive them into a struggle that will influence the rest of their lives.
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Aim High order quantity
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Author: David Hill
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Neale’s sport is archery and he is pretty good at it. When Kane and his mates start rubbishing him, Neale’s hot temper quickly gets the better of him. Now he’s in a shoot-out with Kane, but that’s only the start of his troubles. A sudden landslip cuts the two boys off from help and they realise they have to put their differences aside if they are to survive.
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Angel's Command (Castaways #2) order quantity
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Author: Brian Jacques
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Standing out in the moonless night, surrounded by an eerie green radiance, there was the accursed ship!
When the legendary Flying Dutchman sank beneath the waves, its evil captain and crew were cursed to sail the seas forever. But two aboard escaped.
Stowaways Ben and his dog Ned flee, travelling down the centuries, never growing a day older. And now, once more on the high seas, they face grave danger - always knowing that Captain Vanderdecken and his ghostly ship are waiting for them, never far behind . . .
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Anzacs at Gallipoli: Scarecrow Army order quantity
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Author: Leon Davidson
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On 25 April 1915, thousands of Australians and New Zealanders landed at an unnamed cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. They had come to fight the Turks. They thought the battle would be over in three days. Months later they were still in the trenches they’d dug at the landing. Anzac Cove became a graveyard where bodies lay above the ground and the living slept under it. They had gone looking for the adventure of a lifetime.
First published 2005.

WINNER NON-FICTION CATEGORY IN THE NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK AWARDS 2006
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Author: Kate DiCamillo
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One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog.
Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. Big, skinny and smelly he may be, but he also has the most winning smile. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal gets to know some very surprising people and starts to make new friends. It's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three.
In fact, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.
Read about the exploits of this most unusual dog and a host of quirky characters in this enchanting tale.
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Beyond the Shroud (Karazan Quartet #2) order quantity
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Author: V.M. Jones
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Finalist New Zealand Post Junior Fiction 2005
Join Adam Equinox on a new adventure in the second book of the Karazan Quartet.
Readers of children's fantasy were first introduced to Adam Equinox and the amazing parallel world of Karazan in The Serpents of Arakesh. At the time, world-renowned children's author Margaret Mahy had this to say about it: One of the most significant writers for young people to emerge in New Zealand over the last year is Vicky Jones. She represents a significant talent in terms of style and story and her first book Buddy is already celebrated, having won the Best Junior Fiction Award and the best First Writer Award at the 2003 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards...a well-deserved double triumph. Vicky Jones is now launching into a demanding fantasy series, the first book of which is The Serpents of Arakesh. Fantasy is in some ways an over-burdened genre, but this book is both original ... more
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Bodies and Soul order quantity
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NZ$ 19.00 each
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Author: David Hill
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Skin Stealers!
Global are taking skin from hospital patients to make new faces for rich uppers. Don't let them take you!

By 2025 machines and computers have replaced many working humans. Without jobs, people have drifted from country to country. Then Government money for the unemployed dries up and schools close. There is now no postal system or transport. Druggies and gangs roam the streets and the cities are in ruins. The country is divided into Towners (those huddling together to survive in derelict buildings and finding work where they can), Uppers (those rich enough to afford to live in luxury in a walled area and buy whatever they need), Misfits and Druggers who are dirty and must not be trusted at any cost.
Cal Farrell, a Towner, lives in a frightening world, behind bars for security, ever watchful, wary of strangers. The only bright spot he knows is the good done to his fellow Towners by Global Central ... more
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Author: Vince Ford
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A fiction title unashamedly written for boys. In the same vein as 'A Handful of Blue', this story starts out humourously but moves into an introspective mood. It is written in an unusual contemporary style that will apeal to teenagers. The story starts with a typical boy prank - trying to get a pair of shoes from the power lines outside the school grounds. The stunt almost costs Callum his life and he is suspended from school. Mum and Dad discuss the situation and decide he should accompany Dad on his annual motorbike ride wouth. The annual event has always been a mystery to Callum; it's always talked of in hushed whispers or avoided altogether. This is no punishment for Callum - he's delighted. But the journey turns in to a discovery - about his father, his family history, and himself.
First published 2006.
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Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses order quantity
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Author: Susan Brocker
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This is the true story of the courage and loyalty of the Kiwi war horses of the First World War.

Every ANZAC Day we celebrate our heroes. Until now the story of the loyal horses who carried our troops in the desert war of WWI has remained untold. This is their story - and the story of Bess, the only horse to return to New Zealand from the Middle East. Bess and her companions overcame their fear, standing by their masters in the battlefield, in harsh desert conditions.
Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses tells the tale of these valiant horses and the essential part they played in the war.

First published March 2010.
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Author: Prue Mason
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An extraordinary tale of adventure, survival and friendship.

Adam and his family live in a compound with other foreigners who work in the Middle East. He's got everything he wants, everything he needs, and there's a lot he takes for granted.
Then war breaks out, and, in the confusion to escape, Adam runs away. It seems like the only thing to do, but when he finds himself alone and friendless in the desert, Adam knows he's in real danger.
But then he meets Walid, the camel rider . . .

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Canoe in the Mist order quantity
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Author: Elsie Locke
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A Canoe in the Mist has been selected as the third title to be released in this series of modern New Zealand classics, after Tripswitch and The Blue Lawn.
With a younger readership, of 9-12, this much-loved classic retells the traumatic events surrounding the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera, from the viewpoint of two young schoolgirls.
Lillian lives with her widowed mother at Te Wairoa, the village which acts as a centre for tourists who flock to see the famous eighth wonder of the world - the pink and white terraces. When Mattie, an English girl of her own age arrives with her parents, Lillian finally has an opportunity to join a tour party led by her friend, the famous Guide Sophia. But these are worrying times - the old tohunga has been prophesying doom and disaster, and when they travel across Lake Rotomahana, a mysterious canoe appears out of the mists - a waka wairua, or ghost canoe, and all who live in the shadow of Mt Tarawera ... more
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Champion, The order quantity
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Author: Maurice Gee
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What do you answer when people say, 'Who was the most important person you've ever known?'...It was Jackson Coop. He changed my life - Jackson and the things that happened in those two weeks. It is summer 1943 in a small New Zealand town, and a wounded American soldier is coming to stay with 12-year-old Rex and his family. Rex is full of expectations, but from the moment Jackson steps down from the bus there are surprises - and how could anyone predict the dramatic events which will unfold in the days to come?
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Cry of the Taniwha order quantity
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Author: Des Hunt
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Matt Logan isn't looking forward to spending the school holidays with his grandmother and her new husband. He has to fly to Rotorua, where he doesn't know anybody, and he's a bit wary of his new step-grandfather. All Matt knows is that he's Maori and a bus driver. Along with his worries, Matt packs his pride and joy - a homemade metal detector, because, you never know, he might find something interesting. What he finds is Juzza, who lives over the back fence and wants to join a local gang. When the boys unearth a handcuffed skeleton, a chain of events begins to coil around them. Together they are thrown into a deadly search for treasure when the local gang boss decides to exploit their find for himself.
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Danger At Devil's Cove: The Adventures of Josephine Mary Cresswell order quantity
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Author: Marilyn Bakker
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Set on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand in the 1950s, Danger at Devil's Cove is a fast-paced adventure story with an imaginative edge. It has many levels so can be enjoyed by children from 10 years old as well as adults. Some interesting supporting facts are contained at the back of the book.
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Dead Dan's Dee order quantity
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Author: Phyllis Johnston
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In 1924, thirteen-year-old Dee is living with her mother and aunt: her father died during World War One. Although she misses her father, Dee is happy enough until she is separated from her mother and her aunt, both of whom, falling very ill, have to go to a sanatorium for medical care. Dee is thrust into a Wellington children's Refuge, where an authoritarian Assistant Matron makes her life a misery, and the rules of the institution suffocate Dee's academic ambitions and her self-expression. Soon Dee is shocked to learn that her aunt and her mother have tuberculosis: they've concealed the nature of their illness from her. As was common at the time, they treat her like a child when she feels she is mature enough to be granted some say in the direction of her life. Dee is a bright girl, whose memories of her solider father, and her love for reading and sketching help to sustain her through the arduous times at the Refuge, and her sense of ... more
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Down to the Sea Again : True stories for young New Zealanders order quantity
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Author: Tessa Duder (ed)
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Tessa Duder has edited two very successful collections of marine stories for adults, Salt Beneath the Skin and Seduced by the Sea, and has now produced a similar high quality collection of non-fiction for younger children, who also have a bit of saltwater in their veins.In this anthology of stories about the sea written by or about young New Zealanders, material has been gathered from established authors as well as schoolchildren and young adults, with 40 contributors.The collection includes dramatic stories about accidents and capsizings, with ships sinking and famous maritime incidents such as the Wahine Disaster. This is told in two stories from two startling viewpoints - a mother on board the sinking ship and her 12- year-old daughter watching from the shore. Other stories describe swimming escapades and rescues, while yet others describe experiences both common and uncommon - waka training, holiday adventures and misadventures, ... more
 
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