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Kiss is the board book for littlies in a series of four. • Kiss • Giggles • Toes • Tickles Each one explores an aspect of life for growing babies. Humour, pictures and insights that will be loved by the whole family. |
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On Tuesdays, Granny Gorilla likes to dress up and go to the shops. But when she decides one day to go to town instead, not everybody is pleased to see her! A hilarious adventure of mistaken identity for children young and old, based on a true story and retold by picture book author Sher Foley and stunning new illustrator, Jennifer Smith. |
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Curly from Shirley, the daft dog from Christchurch, is snooping for snacks... Join him as his rumbly tum gets him into all sorts of trouble! From Christchurch Author, Emma Pullar, and award-winning illustrator, Victoria M Azaro. Published by Pear Jam Books, 2011. |
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Tales of Old Shaky is a compilation of ten beautiful stories of old New Zealand. The title comes from a name given to NZ because of its frequent seismic activity - the Shaky Isles. Featuring Janette's beloved animals, the stories are all heartwarming tales of old-fashioned adventure, beautifully illustrated by Christine Hannah Grace with simple watercolours to appeal to old and young alike. For all who yearn for traditional story-telling and reflections of past eras, who long for a new 'Little House on the Prairie' or Beatrix Potter to share with their young families, look no further ... |
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On holiday at an isolated old house perched high on the cliffs of Young Nick's Head, friends Joe and Eddie are plunged into a deathly ghost story. First spooky noises, then scary writing, and then some horrifying experiences! What is the secret of the haunted room? What is the shadowy form that lurks out on the headland? And why do Joe and Eddie keep finding themselves this close to becoming ghosts themselves? Terrified but determined, the boys set out to crack a mystery that has remained unsolved for over 100 years ... Read it at night if you dare. |
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"Grandma looked back over her shoulder at me and winked slyly. Beneath her eyelashes, at the moment when her eye had closed and just begun to open again, I glimpsed a flash of bright green eyeball with a black streak running through it. I blinked and looked again. Grandma's watery blue eyes smiled back at me. Did I imagine that too?" Michael's granny might look normal, but she isn't. Ever since Michael unearthed a strange object from his backyard and pointed it at his grandma, her behaviour has been off the planet, and no one except Michael is noticing it. A spaceship load of trouble has been unleashed from Michael's garden and he is going to need some help to sort it out. But when his only allies are a bumbling sci-fi geek and a stinky oddball, what hope does he have of saving his granny and stopping the diabolical plan that threatens them all? |
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Hagman was distracted. I jumped to my feet, grabbed the leather pouch, twisted, and sprinted out the door before any of the well-fed, well-dressed men could react. With a shout, they came after me, but I was away, I knew these streets, knew the twists and turns and I could not be caught, not by these men, for I'd done it before and got away. That was until I turned the corner and ran into a solid body. A strong hand clasped my shoulder. "Now why would you be running, boy?" a gruff voice asked. Pursued through the streets of Sydney, Sam Galloway is saved by a navy deserter, however, this chance encounter leads him to a doomed ship and a struggle to stay alive in pounding seas. Can Sam survive to recover the precious object that connects him to his father and the family he never knew he had? |
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"I wish I had a best friend and when I do I will share this with you and fill it full of all the wonderful things we do together." Some things in life you should be able to rely on, like having a best friend to share everything with and making the best pizza in the world with your slightly unconventional dad. When Octavia's world is turned upside down and her BFF leaves town without so much as a "goodbye" everything is tested, including the true meaning of friendship and the secret ingredient of pizza... |
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An ancient map, an endangered tower, a new token. Kirym and her family have settled in their new land, but there are many questions to be answered and the tokens warn of danger yet to come. Kirym and her friends escape when an ancient riverbed floods, but they are separated from their family. A strange map takes them off on a dark adventure. With threats from all sides, even within the group she travels with, Kirym must read the messages from the tokens carefully. If she gets it wrong, a whole community could perish. |
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Fantastic fiction from Jill Marshall, the author of the best-selling series about Sensational Spylet, Jane Blonde. Three weirdy women. Two Flying Matildas. One scary outcome. Matilda Peppercorn is being watched. Weirdy women keep popping up in all sorts of unexpected places - in her garden; at her kickboxing contest; up a tree at the creepy Ruins when she’s with her best friend and other half of the acrobatic Flying Matildas, Mattan Lundquist. What's more, they’re not just watching ... They're testing her. But what for? What they’re expecting is impossible, isn’t it? Even for the marvellous Matilda Peppercorn, it's hard to believe ... Matilda Peppercorn: Switch - a fabulous new heroine from the creator of Jane Blonde. Watch out for Matilda Peppercorn: Felidae, out soon, and the third in the trilogy, Guardian. |
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It's 1912, Manchester. Twelve-year-old Lena Matthews comes from the rough end of town, living in a two-up and two-down with her drunken father, sickly mother and houseful of siblings. When one little sister doesn't make it, the tragedy sparks of a series of events that transport Lena from the squalor of home to the grandeur of the Dark House, working in service for the Birtles Family. All is not as it should be in that household either, as Lena discovers when the Birtles' son, haughty Henry, inveigles her into covering for him as he tries to discover the whereabouts of his uncle's fortune. Lena finds herself drawn into the adventure, but more important is the personal journey she embarks upon, discovering that men rule the roost no matter what the household, and women need to change themselves in order to change the future. With pride, vigour, and not a little heartache, Lena sets out to make her way in life, to discover her own fortune in unexpected places. |
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"I found myself standing outside Mallory's bedroom. The last door on the upstairs hallway. I'd seen those forensic crime shows on television. I know what dead people look like. In the beginning I'd imagined Mallory, pale, lying in long grass, her eyes closed. Just her face because I didn't want to see beyond it. But I couldn't do it any more. Mum kept telling me she was still alive somewhere. And one day she'd come home and we'd be a happy family again but that was one big fat stupid lie. Mum could tell it to herself but I'd stopped believing it ages ago." Playing second fiddle to a 'missing, presumed dead' sister is soul-sucking for fifteen year old Ryan. There's no way he can ever compare with a perfect girl who's captured forever in one moment of time. But as Ryan tries to move on with his life he begins to appreciate just how difficult growing up can be for a fifteen year old boy who just wants to hang out with his mates, and take his date to the school dance. And now there's a stranger watching him. Will his family ever be whole again? Or did Mallory light the fuse that will blow it apart forever ... |
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The hole in my story never used to bother me. But for the last two years it has really bugged me. I can't ask Mom about it though. When stupid kids ask me "What happened to your real mom?" I say Neroli is my real mom. She has looked after me every day of my life and there's no way I could hurt her feelings. My name is Hope Georgia Jane Maxine Fullerton-Smith. 'Hope' is the only thing I got from her, apart from a dirty old tea cosy. Mom still gets cross when I say that. Hope Fullerton-Smith is your average American teen - apart from the fact that she was found in a dumpster, and lives with a bunch of foster kids who do nothing but drive her crazy. Even crazier than they are themselves. Vera has had an entirely different upbringing, sewing pretty pink tee-shirts in a Russian sweat shop. With the help of some brave and selfless souls, she makes it to America with only a few tattered belongings and a note of explanation written in English. Not because she’s Russian. Because she’s mute. When her bag goes missing, Vera turns to Hope. Together, they might just discover the Hole of the Story. Artful storytelling from K J Pearson, in a tale that will grip you to the very last page. |
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Mid-winter in rural Pennsylvania - the middle of nowhere. Fifteen year old Ryder Rivers and his friends find a briefcase lying on a frozen pond, as if it has just fallen from the sky. The only one who seems to know anything about it is Marco Storm, a new guy from the nearby children’s home. And they’re not meant to mix with him. 150 miles away in New York City, a brand new skyscraper rises up, stealing the sky like a shimmering giant. But why is the 13th floor empty? And what does the Doomsday Clock have to do with it? Just weeks later, a letter arrives out of the blue. Marco is locked up in the Bronx, in a juvenile detention center. Afraid to open the letter, Ryder puts off the inevitable. But deep down, Ryder knows he must find the answers. Before it's too late. Before Marco gets into even more trouble. Before the Doomsday Clock strikes midnight ... |
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Tormented daily by the cousin who holds her responsible for ripping their family apart, Maori teenager Aroha has many, many other things to worry about. Though she lives in the US with her aunt and uncle, the dreams that have plagued her since her childhood in New Zealand are starting to recur more and more often. The sun felt suddenly cold. 'You know so many things, Nanny,' I said. 'So do you, my Aroha.' She sat in silence for a while, then said, 'Well, what was it?' 'What was what?' 'The question,' she said. 'That the voice asked you.' So I told her. 'How will love survive, when the whole world's on fire?' Attacked from all sides, Aroha must learn to listen to her heart to discover the truth. AROHA is the story of a journey to find love, and to accept responsibility … at the end of the world. |
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It's been a long time since the unfortunately named
Toni Handcock ventured outside. She'd far rather stay on the sofa and eat warmed-up soup, but her mother, her gran and her best friend and neighbour, Danny, have other ideas. Bit by bit, they coax her out of the house to engage with the present, move on from her old relationship and put on a bit of weight. As Toni comes to terms with her past, she realises that the seeds of her future were planted long ago. Funny, poignant, catch-you-out women's fiction with the heart and humour of Cecilia Aherne and Marian Keyes, set against the home-grown backdrop of Arrowtown. |
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Laura McDonald had never been afraid of sticking her neck out, and, as she reasons, desperate times call for desperate measures... The Coffee Group follows the hilarious antics of five women who band together after the birth of their children. They each have their secrets. Who is Clara's famous husband? What do Jackie and Hooting Owls have in common? What is the mysterious stain on Laura’s carpet? Even the suave and irrepressible Kamal has a dodgy past that he wants hidden. Although the women are far from sporty, they end up starting an indoor netball team. And with some underhand tactics they find themselves in the community centre final! Only an anthem and little green men stand between them and glory... |
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His name isn't Furt Bent, and he isn't from Aldaheit. He's the persona that Osgood Sneddon invented for himself to rise above the mundane, and extricate himself from trouble when a moment's misunderstanding lands him on the wrong side of the law. Specifically, he falls on the wrong side of Hubbard - and that's the wrong place to be. Detective Inspector Hubbard is poisonous, profane and effective, and he doesn't let the truth get in the way of a result. Furt Bent, shaped by the folly of youth and the front yards of Australasia's nastiest prisons, becomes his nemesis. They stalk each other across the pages of this dark, artfully written novel in a story resonant with authenticity. Savour the bitter piquancy, where Underbelly meets Shawshank. |
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David Osgood has had a varied life – very varied. And at every stage he has had a profound impact on the women in his life, from his mother to his daughter, and including his wife, lovers and their families. Through the eyes of Clare, a UK housewife; Jo, a publishing executive, and Abby, a pole dancer from Taranaki, we learn about life’s twists and turns when beauty is barely even skin deep. But only when a body is found in the swimming pool by a Hollywood starlet do they discover the ugly truth about The Most Beautiful Man in the World. In a trip through the 80s, 90s and noughties taking in UK, NZ and US, the author delves into a very murky past, in a novel which is both contemporary women’s fiction and thriller. Previously published by Penguin NZ, now with new cover and formatting. |
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Cally is a solo mother in her thirties who has just been made redundant from her classy London marketing job. One day her nine-year-old daughter Paige announces that she wants to go to New Zealand to meet her father, Alan, who abandoned Cally when she became pregnant. Alan is told they're coming, but during the flight to Auckland, Cally finds herself sitting next to the lovely Simon, and they decide to continue their high-altitude flirtation when they reach New Zealand. But Paige has other ideas. Cally and Simon as a unit is definitely not in her grand plan. Paige plots to get her mum and dad back together, with help by email from her best friend Charlotte back in London. Cally her men are suddenly entwined in an unusual love triangle. Or is it a square? |
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Bunty McKenna's husband is having an affair.
Even though she'd known they were growing apart, the realisation throws her into a panic. She has no skills. She has no money. The only thing she's ever done with any degree of success is be a wife and watch a lot of daytime TV. So Bunty decides she needs a new husband, a rich one, and enrols with a high-class dating agency. There she meets several prospective partners, including one who ticks all the right boxes. When he disappears back to his native New Zealand, it makes absolute sense that she should follow him. Daughter and friend in tow, she boards the plane. But life is not like it is on telly. Soon Bunty discovers a whole lot about men, herself and the husband she's come to think of as Shrek. |
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