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Northern Lights 20th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials #1) by Philip Pullman
$8.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: His Dark Materials | Reading Level: very good
When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendor of the North, where armoured bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies - and where a team of scientists is conducting experiments too hor ...Show more
The Mysterious Benedict Society (#1) (US ed.) by Trenton Lee Stewart
$8.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: The Mysterious Benedict Society | Reading Level: very good
IF YOU FAIL, ALL IS LOST. Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues rel ...Show more
Drew (Changers #1) by Allison Glock-Cooper
$8.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Changers | Reading Level: very good
Some teenagers worry about who they'll wake up next to. Others worry about who they'll wake up as...Ethan Miller is about to start high school in a brand-new town. He's finally sporting a haircut he doesn't hate, has grown two inches since middle school, and can't wait to try out for the soccer team. At ...Show more
Clownfish by Alan Durant
$8.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A moving and original story of family, friendship - and fish. "What's it like, Dad - being a fish?"Grief takes many forms, and manifests itself in strange ways. Sometimes very strange indeed. When, on an ordinary morning, Dak's father suddenly dies of a heart attack, Dak's mother falls apart. Desperate ...Show more
Buddy by V.M. Jones
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Like so many kids, Joshua works hard at appearing to be just your average 12-year old. He does OK at school. He has plenty of friends although he hasn't had a best friend since he was five years old. And he's very good at sport. Buddy is an account of six weeks in the spring he turns thirteen, and in hi ...Show more
Perks of Being a Wallflower (Film Tie-In) by Stephen Chbosky
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way thro ...Show more
Rowan and the Zebak by Emily Rodda
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Rowan of Rin Ser. | Reading Level: very good
When his little sister Annad is snatched from Rin by a monstrous flying creature, Rowan must travel across the sea to the land of Rin's ancient enemies, the Zebak, to find her. His journey is a dangerous one, and he and his companions must solve a series of mysterious prophecies before they can find Ann ...Show more
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to d ...Show more
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. If you do start to read ...Show more
Answering to the Caul by Ted Dawe
$12.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
‘There are some things you can never share with another human being. Answering to the caul is one of those.’ It is said that being born in a caul means that you can never die by drowning. Andrei Reti puts this prophesy to the test, time and time again. But there is a price to be paid for each caul int ...Show more
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
$10.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most celebrated children's books of all time. In this edition Lewis Carroll's original story of little Alice's tumble down a rabbit hole is brought to life by stunning illustrations from John Tenniel. The book also features an elegant bonded-leather binding ...Show more
Illuminae (#1 The Illuminae Files) by Amie Kaufman; Jay Kristoff
$10.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: The Illuminae Files | Reading Level: very good
The year is 2575, and two rival mega-corporations are at war over a planet that's little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, exes Kady and Ezra are forced to escape on the evacuating fle ...Show more