Journey to the Last River by Teddy Keen
$32.99 NZD
Category: Slip Case and Special Editions
A gripping and beautifully illustrated story set in the heart of the Amazon, featuring dramatic encounters with animals, dangerous rapids and extraordinary discoveries. I would mention the area's name, but I can't. All I can say is that this map would lead the two of us on an expedition into the heart o ...Show more
Brand New Boy by David Almond
$27.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A charming, warm and witty tale from a master storyteller, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and author of the Carnegie Medal-winning Skellig. George is not like any other kids in the class, or in fact like anyone Dan or his mates have ever met before. But George turns out to be cl ...Show more
When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War by Michael Morpurgo
$24.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue – an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two… Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and discovers – through a f ...Show more
My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas
$17.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
Luke and his big brother Ben spend the summer on the banks of Cabbage Tree Creek. Quiet Luke sketches birds, while Ben leaps off the Jumping Tree. The boys couldn't be more different but they share the same dream- winning a boat so they can explore the creek properly. Then Ben starts high school and the ...Show more
Truthmaker (#2 The Severed Land) by Tony Chapelle
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
The sequel to Maurice Gee's The Severed Land, written by Tony Chapelle, authorised and endorsed by Maurice Gee 'This sequel captures the essence of my novel and takes my characters on a tense and dangerous journey through the world of The Severed Land.' - Maurice Gee Picking up where The Severed Land le ...Show more
World Champions! (#4 Max Einstein) by James Patterson
$24.00 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
James Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children - with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives. Max finally meets her hero, Albert Einstein, as she dashes across glaciers, visi ...Show more
Swarm Rising by Tim Peake, Steve Cole
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories | Series: Swarm Rising Ser.
From astronaut Tim Peake and bestselling author Steve Cole: exciting action-adventure rooted in cutting-edge space-age science and technology.When Danny is kidnapped by Adi - who can run through brick walls and make cars drive on water - he realises that all humans are in danger. Adi is part of a super- ...Show more
Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
$17.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down. Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou can only ...Show more
When the Siren Wailed by Noel Streatfeild
$23.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A thrilling and moving adventure story about evacuees in World War Two, perfect for readers of Goodnight Mister TomWhen war breaks out in September 1939, Laura, Andy and Tim Clark are evacuated to the countryside. The Colonel's comfortable home in Dorset is a huge contrast to their cramped terraced hous ...Show more
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes
$19.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
From award-winning and bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age survival tale set during a devastating wild fire.Haunted by a tragic fire that killed her parents and best friend, Addy has grown up in the Bronx with her grandmother, who enrolls her in a summer wilderness pro ...Show more
Rescuing Rosie by Jean Ure
$16.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
A brand-new adventure about animals and friendship. From the legendary author of the bestselling Frankie Foster series, Jean Ure. Eleven-year-old best friends, Hannah and Katy LOVE animals. Every weekend, they learn to ride at Mrs Foster's Riding School, where they meet a loveable horse named Rosie. Ro ...Show more
Pax, Journey Home by Sara Pennypacker
$22.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love. It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now ...Show more