I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman
$17.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
Standing in the moonlight was a little boy in a page's uniform . . . 'Bless my soul'! said Bob. 'Who are you?'When a small boy turns up on the doorstep of old Bob the cobbler and Joan the washerwoman, all he can tell them is 'I was a rat!'. But who is he really, and where has he come from? A wonderful, ...Show more
How Not to Be a Twit and Other Wisdom from Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
From advice on finding magic and thinking nice thoughts, to the importance of frequent whizzpopping, the writing of Roald Dahl is filled with wit and wisdom and advice for little people growing up - and big people growing down.
The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman
$17.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
She began with little Crackle-Dragons, six on a string. Then she learned how to make Leaping Monkeys, Golden Sneezes, and Java Lights. Soon she was thinking about more complicated ones . . .What Lila wants to be more than anything else in the world is a Firework-Maker. But firework-making isn't just abo ...Show more
The Fire-Raiser by Maurice Gee
$18.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
He let the matchstick burn, knowing the power in his hand...flame filled the inside of his head. It ran along his arteries. It licked around his bones. Kitty Wix is knocked over as a strange loping figure is seen fleeing the burning stables. But who is the 'fire-raiser' and why is he creating such terr ...Show more
The Fat Man by Maurice Gee
$18.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Reading Level: 13+
When people like Herbert Muskie take up residence in your mind, there's nothing you can do to get them out. Colin Potter is a skinny boy, hungry for chocolate. Herbert Muskie is enormously fat, hungry for revenge. A dramatic encounter down at the creek forges an unhappy alliance between the vindictive m ...Show more
Clockwork or All Wound Up by Philip Pullman
$17.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
OUT OF PRINT Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wound them up, nothing will stop them . . .On a dark and snowy night, a tormented clockwork apprentice makes a deal with a mysterious travelling inventor - a man who some say is the devil. But unbeknownst to the apprentice, an ...Show more
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (HB) by Roald Dahl
$24.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
"Mr Willy Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world. And do you know who Charlie is? Charlie Bucket is the hero. The other children in this book are nasty little beasts, called-Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsi ...Show more
Bob by Wendy Mass; Rebecca Stead
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
A charming middle-grade novel about friendship and the power of imagination, told in alternating chapters by Rebecca Stead, the Newbery Medal winning author of When You Reach Me, and Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author of The Candymakers. Livy can't remember her first visit to her grandmother ...Show more
The Witches (HB) by Roald Dahl
$24.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
"Beware. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. But they are not ordinary. They are always plotting and scheming with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts - and they hate children. The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of you disapp ...Show more
The Tower Treasure (Book 1): Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
$24.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million copies Now with a brand-new look, this is an edition that collectors won't want to miss In The Tower Treasure, the first book in the incredibly popular, long-running series, Frank and Joe Hardy work together to solve a hi ...Show more
The Severed Land by Maurice Gee
$20.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This gripping, page-turning fantasy adventure follows a dangerous quest through a divided world. From the high reaches of a tree, Fliss watches the soldiers attempting yet again to break through the invisible wall. Amid the explosions, a drummer boy tries to escape. As he is about to be shot, Fliss reac ...Show more
Sky High: Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
$25.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
The little plane has been flying across the sea for eight hours. Huge black clouds surround it. Rain pours in. Wind slams. The aircraft is tossed around like a leaf. The pilot stares into the darkness. How much fuel is left? Is she flying in the right direction? How long till she reaches land? In 1934, ...Show more