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1918: Broken Poppies (Kiwis at War) by Des Hunt
19.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction | Series: Kiwis at War | Reading Level: very good
Four Christmases have passed since the world went to war in 1914. Struggling to survive in the trenches, close to enemy lines, amid the terror of gunfire and the whine of warplanes, Kiwi soldier Henry Hunt rescues a shaken little dog. He has no idea he'll soon be facing a disciplinary hearing. To Henry' ...Show more
A Friend in Paradise by Des Hunt
22.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
When Robbie Walker's father dies of cancer, he takes out his anger on anyone near. In the hope of saving what remains of their family, Robbie's mother sends him off to spend the summer holidays on Uncle Jim's farm where his father grew up. There, in a hidden valley called Paradise, Robbie discovers a ne ...Show more
Climate Change (Inside Bubble Earth) by Des Hunt
40.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Non Fiction
What causes climate? What changes climate? Des Hunt takes us on an in-depth look at the science of climate and what we can all do to help the earth thrive. Favourite Kiwi eco-fiction writer, Des Hunt, presents the facts about the changes in the world’s climate and the effects of human actions in this no ...Show more
Cry of the Taniwha by Des Hunt
19.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
Matt Logan isn't looking forward to spending the school holidays with his grandmother and her new husband. He has to fly to Rotorua, where he doesn't know anybody, and he's a bit wary of his new step-grandfather. All Matt knows is that he's Maori and a bus driver. Along with his worries, Matt packs his ...Show more
Deadly Feathers by Des Hunt
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
Noah Larsen lives in the big city, enjoying fast-foods, movies, and heaps of mates. That's until his parents decide to move to Stewart Island. Looking at a map, Noah sees the island as the most desolate place on earth, stuck way down south, almost at the bottom of the world. The reality, when he gets th ...Show more
Frog Whistle Mine by Des Hunt
19.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
Set in Charleston, a gold-mining ghost town 30km south of Westport, Frog Whistle Mine is another of Des Hunt's trademark exciting, beautifully written contemporary action adventure stories for children, with ecological themes. Twelve-year-old Tony has lived all around New Zealand, travelling with his no ...Show more
Project Huia by Des Hunt
17.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
As children, Logan's grandfather and his sister Mavis spotted a beautiful and unusual bird in the kowhai tree outside their house: it was a huia, which was believed to be extinct. In an attempt to photograph it they tracked it deep into the Manawatu Gorge. This was a dangerous journey, made even more s ...Show more
Red Edge by Des Hunt
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Twelve-year-old Cassi Whelan and her dad have just moved into a repaired house on the edge of Christchurch's Red Zone. Although Cassi was only four when earthquakes decimated Christchurch, her memories still haunt her. An obsessive runner, she finds the wide-open spaces of the cleared Red Zone suit her ...Show more
Search for a Kiwi Killer by Des Hunt
22.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
Kerikeri is kiwi country. There the flightless birds live in common places like farms, sides of roads, and pine forests. There are signs everywhere saying dogs must be on leads. When dead kiwi are found in nearby Waitangi forest, it becomes clear that someone is ignoring the signs. A kiwi killer is on t ...Show more
Shadows in the Ice by Des Hunt
17.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
When something falls into the ice, it takes seven years to reappear. As it comes closer you can see its shadow in the ice. Seven years ago, a hunter was killed in a tragic accident. His body disappeared, some say into the ice, while some wonder if it was an accident. When Tony Hogan-White arrives in the ...Show more
Skink Gully by Des Hunt
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Central Otago's searing summer has been long and brutal. And yet somehow the sheep and smaller creatures on Stonefields Station have survived. That's until Garth Fischer arrives, along with his gun and plans to change things in a big way ...ways that are good for Garth Fischer, but nothing else. Then th ...Show more
Sunken Forest by Des Hunt
17.99 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction
Sent to live with his grandmother in Hastings after his father is jailed, Matt becomes the victim of bad friends and false accusations. Sent off on a military-style school camp to the wilds of Lake Waikaremoana, Matt again gets in trouble for something he didn't do, and is unjustly punished. Not allowed ...Show more