Journey to Tangiwai (My New Zealand Story) by David Hill; Minky Stapleton
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12)
When Peter Cotterill begins his diary in 1953, little does he realise that something is happening elsewhere in New Zealand that is going to have a huge impact on his life. As he tells of his day-to-day life in Napier School, paper round, Scouts, as well as the lasting effects of World War II on his frie ...Show more
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson
$19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12)
All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. But a dog would damage the carpets in Hal's house, and so his parents refused to let him have one. Then they discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental agency. Terrier Fleck arrives on Hal's birthday, but when he discovers that his dog must be returned, he runs away. ...Show more
City of Rust by Gemma Fowler
$22.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12)
An out-of-this-world sci-fi adventure for a new generation! Railey dreams of winning the drone races with her bio-robotic gecko friend, Atti. But when a bounty hunter crashes their biggest race yet, the pair are forced to flee to the feared Junker clans who mine the rubbish orbiting the Earth. Rescued ...Show more
Malice in Underland by Jenni Jennings
$12.00 NZD
$19.00 (36% off)
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: Malice's Adventures in Underland
Meet Malice Morbid Malign. Shes from Underland, land of sorcery, spooks and skulduggery. But, she and her family live in Topside and mischief is their business... And the business of mischief is a very serious matter! From Malignant House, Ma and Pa run the Malign Haunting Agency, tormenting Topside fam ...Show more
Six Seconds: The Newcastle Earthquake (My Australian Story) by Alan Sunderland
$10.00 NZD
$20.00 (50% off)
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: My Australian Story
I could hardly see. There was dust and smoke everywhere. I was falling, sliding down into a gap that had opened up between parts of the collapsed building. It was dark and silent. all I could hear was the sound of my own breathing, and my beating heart thumping in my ears. Then I heard the cry again: th ...Show more
Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #1) by Ann Martin
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: The Baby-Sitters Club
Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of The Baby-sitters Club. Whatever comes up -- cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls -- you can count on them to save the day. Baby-sitting isn't always easy, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new f ...Show more
The Truth About Stacey: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club #2) by Ann Martin
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: The Baby-Sitters Club
Stacey, a member of the Baby-sitters Club, struggles with her parents, who refuse to accept that she has diabetes, baby-sitting problems, and a rival baby-sitting club.
The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1) by T Tui Sutherland
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: Wings of Fire | Reading Level: very good - near fine
Clay and his friends have grown up under a mountain, secretly raised by the Talons of Peace to fulfill a mysterious prophecy. The five young dragons are destined to end the war that's been raging between the tribes of Pyrrhia--but how they'll do this, none of them knows. But not every dragonet wants a d ...Show more
Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: Murder Most Unladylike | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes of its beautiful libraries and inviting tea-rooms - but there is danger lurking in the dark stairwells of ancient Maudlin College. Two days before Christmas, a brutal accident takes place - but the Detect ...Show more
Arsenic For Tea by Robin Stevens
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: Murder Most Unladylike
"I looked at Daisy. Her eyes were glittering and her cheeks were pink. This was Daisy with a Plan. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for her birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia ...Show more
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell: Book 1 by Chris Colfer
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: The Land of Stories | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic f ...Show more
The Smugglers' Secret (#2 A Girl Called Justice) by Elly Griffiths
$19.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Series: A Girl Called Justice
Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her second spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton. When Justice returns for spring term at Highbury House, it's not long before murder is back on her mind. Assigned to look after the elderly Mr Arthur i ...Show more