A Place of Stone and Darkness by Chris Mousdale
$30.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Reading Level: very good
The amazing, mysterious realm of Striggworld can finally be revealed. When the human creatures appeared, they ravaged the forests and hunted many birds to extinction. The flightless Striggs had only one option: They went down, down under the ground . . . And it’s there, as you may have heard it whispere ...Show more
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
$24.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen
A heartwarming story about three siblings, evacuated from London to live in the countryside, looking for a permanent home--and a new meaning for family. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-g ...Show more
A Queen of Gilded Horns (#2 A River of Royal Blood) by Amanda Joy
$23.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Series: River of Royal Blood
In this sequel to A River of Royal Blood, Eva and Isa must find a way to work together if they want to save their queendom in the thrilling conclusion to this royal fantasy duology. Now on the run, Eva is desperate for answers about her transformation and her true heritage. Along with Aketo, a small co ...Show more
A Queen of Gilded Horns (#2 A River of Royal Blood) by Amanda Joy
$23.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Series: A River of Royal Blood
Sisters Eva and Isa must find a way to work together if they want to save their queendom in the thrilling conclusion to A River of Royal Blood-now in paperback! Now on the run, Eva is desperate for answers about her transformation and her true heritage. Along with Aketo, a small contingent of guards, an ...Show more
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Reading Level: 10-14
"Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him - a cutaway diagram showing Earth s interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed abou ...Show more
A River of Royal Blood (#1) by Amanda Joy
$23.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Series: River of Royal Blood
Sixteen-year-old Eva is a princess, born with the magick of blood and marrow--a dark and terrible magick that hasn't been seen for generations in the vibrant but fractured country of Myre. Its last known practitioner was Queen Raina, who toppled the native khimaer royalty and massacred thousands, includ ...Show more
A Series of Small Explosions by Maurice O'Reilly
$24.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen
DoP October 2008, Christchurch This book is unlikely to be considered politically correct. It is however, irrepressibly funny. The words disobedient, unruly, disorderly, undisciplined, cheeky, mischievous, disrespectful, crazy and...in need of a damn good thrashing, have all been used by early readers w ...Show more
A Seven Letter Word by Kim Slater
$19.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen
'My name is Finlay McIntosh. I can see OK, can hear perfectly fine and I can write really, really well. But the thing is, I can't speak. I'm a st-st-st-stutterer. Hilarious, isn't it? It's like the word is there in my mouth, fully formed and then, just as it's ready to leave my lips... POP! It jumps and ...Show more
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
$24.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen
Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.'A Skinful of Shadows confirms Hardinge's status as one of our finest storytellers. It's rare to find a book which is every bit as intelligent and stylish as it is riveting - I was enthralled' - Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentFrances Hardinge we ...Show more
A Slice of the Moon (#1) by Sandi Toksvig
$21.00 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Series: A Slice of the Moon
Because of the potato me and my family left our home and travelled 6,000 miles to find a new life ...Slim Hannigan and her family are poor but happy. Theirs is a life filled with love and laughter - and a pet pig called Hamlet. But things change overnight, and suddenly they find themselves facing hunger ...Show more
A Soldier's Friend by Megan Rix
$15.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen
Sammy is a football crazy rescue puppy. Mouser is a fearless grey tabby. Together they make an unlikely pair that won't be parted, not even by the First World War. As the war rages in Europe, Londoners are sending brave animals to help the soldiers - and Mouser and Sammy are soon on their way to the tre ...Show more
A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas by Michael J Tougias
$14.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Series: True Rescue Ser.
A spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, now a major motion picture. When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream during a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary sailors struggli ...Show more