Smoke & Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg
$23.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking grandmother - until a new friend comes along and promises to make her a social media star. A wonderful and intriguing middle fiction novel from an internationally acclaimed, bestselling Australian author. I d ...Show more
The Taming of the Cat (HB) by Helen Cooper
$33.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
From twice-Kate Greenaway WINNER comes an exquisite story within a story, featuring a mouse who is forced to tell stories to save his life, a cat who plans to eat said mouse as soon as the story is finished, and our protagonist’s protagonist, a princess in trouble.Gorgonzola watched Brie with her tail t ...Show more
Island of Whispers (HB) by Frances Hardinge, illustrated by Emily Gravett
$38.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
Part gothic thriller and part coming-of-age story, a new illustrated middle-grade fantasy from award-winning author Frances Hardinge and acclaimed illustrator Emily Gravett about a strange island filled with ghosts and long-buried secrets. On the misty island of Merlank, the lingering dead can cause un ...Show more
Scariest. Book. Ever. (Goosebumps: House of Shivers #1) by R L Stine
$17.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
A brand new Goosebumps series is coming – prepare to be scared like never before! From the delightfully twisted mind of R.L. Stine comes a fresh new vision for the fan-favourite brand. This new series will feature an all-new line-up of incredible villains, with iconic monsters as you’ve never seen them ...Show more
You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne
$25.00 NZD
Category: Young adult (13+)
Uglies meets The Handmaid's Tale for the new YA generation in this mind-blowing novel from bestselling queen of YA Holly Bourne. In Belle and Joni's world there are two options for girls: One, follow the rules of the Doctrine like Belle - apply your Mask, work hard to be crowned at the Ceremony, be a P ...Show more
Billie’s Back to School Stack: Contains 5 Billie B Brown Stories! by Sally Rippin
$23.00 NZD
Category: Early readers (5 to 8 years) | Series: Billie B Brown Ser.
What does the B in Billie B Brown stand for? Back to school! Join Billie B Brown in five favourite school stories! Billie's Back to School Stack contains: The Best Project The Second Best Friend The Copycat Kid The Deep End The Honey Bees Billie B Brown is the perfect bridging series to move children o ...Show more
1-2-3 Scream! by R. U. Ginns
$24.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
Get ready to scream with this collection of hillarifying--hilariously terrifying--tales, perfect for scary story lovers who are looking for a side of humor to go with their helpings of horror.Stop!Unless you want to be scared, do NOT read this book. These tales of terror are so horrible, so alarming, th ...Show more
On the Subject of Unmentionable Things by Julia Walton
$30.00 NZD
Category: Young adult (13+)
In this Amazon Best Book of the Month--with a very timely theme around girls and their bodies--a teen rewrites sex education, one viral post at a time. Phoebe Townsend is a rule follower . . . or so everyone thinks. She's an A student who writes for her small-town school newspaper. But what no one knows ...Show more
Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco (#2 Jason Mason) by Jason Gunn; Andrew Gunn
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle-grade fiction (9 to 12 years)
The second title in the hilarious new illustrated junior fiction series by beloved Kiwi entertainer Jason Gunn. Jason Mason was just an average Kiwi kid just trying to make it through school each day when he was invited to take over from his Great Uncle Bill to become a Secret Agent. In Jason Mason and ...Show more
Bad Hair Day by John Phillips; Jennifer Jamieson (Illustrator)
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
In this picture book reimagining of the viral TikTok song Bad Hair Day, John Phillips' hilarious and charming words show us how the worst days can turn into the most fun days of all, especially when we can dance like a chicken!
Willa and Woof 6: Double the Drama by Jacqueline Harvey
$16.00 NZD
Category: Early readers (5 to 8 years)
Willa and Woof 6
He Kirihimete te Kahurangi by Anna Coddington; Story Hemi-Morehouse (Illustrator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: Christmas
Told in te reo Maori, this charming story dispenses with woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, and instead shows Santa how we celebrate Christmas in Aotearoa - with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing and barbecues! Does Santa realise it's actually very hot in the Southern Hemisphere at Christmas time? Wha ...Show more