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Boy - Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
$5.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-fiction | Series: Puffin Story Books | Reading Level: 7+
Many remarkable things did happen to Roald Dahl when he was a boy, and maybe that's where some of the marvellous ideas for his books came from. This is the story of his own childhood. The story is continued in "Going Solo".
Dangerous Spaces by Margaret Mahy
$12.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: very good
Anthea's parents drowned on a sailing holiday, and she goes to live with her aunt's and uncle's farmhouse, which was built by the grandfather of Anthea and her cousin Flora, with whom she has struck up an uneasy relationship. The author is three-time winner of the New Zealand Esther Glen Award.
Fireboat by Maira Kalman
$8.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Picture Puffin Books (Paperback) | Reading Level: very good
This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey -- a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11, 2001. Originally launched in 1931, the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks, with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson Riv ...Show more
George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: good
George's grandmother has the nastiest eating habits in the world. She's as frightening as a witch and as grumpy as a camel without a hump. When he can't stand this cantankerous old woman any longer, George decides to cure her nastiness once and for all. He concocts a very nasty medicine.
Great Piratical Rumbustification and ... by Margaret Mahy
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Young Puffin Books | Reading Level: good
The Terrapin boys' babysitter turns out to be a pirate.
Night Race to Kawau by Tessa Duder
$5.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: good
One day Sam's father says he has entered the night race to Kawau Island. But Terry, the other crew member, fails to turn up for the race and then as the sun sets and the weather worsens, Sam's father is knocked unconscious. So Sam, her sister and her mother are left to sail the boat alone.
The BFG by Roald Dahl
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: very good
Just imagine suddenly knowing you may be eaten for breakfast in the near future; dropped liked a rasher of bacon into a frying pan sizzling with fat. This is exactly what worries Sophie when she is snatched from her bed in the middle of the night by a giant with a stride as long as a tennis court.
The Champion by Maurice Gee
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: very good
The story of one man's dramatic impact on a small community, this novel was written by the author of The Halfmen of O which won the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award in 1983. It is summer 1943 in a small New Zealand town, and a wounded American soldier is coming to stay with Rex and his fami ...Show more
The Halfmen of O by Maurice Gee
$5.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: very good
On holiday, Susan is spirited away down a disused mineshaft by Odo and his Deathguard. Her dangerous adventures provide exciting fantasy for older readers. Winner of the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award 1982 Paperback (A Format)
The Haunting by Margaret Mahy
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: very good
The family of Barney's dead mother are aware that there is something special about this particular boy. As he resigns himself to being haunted again, Barney's sister and brother set out to discover the reason behind his supernatural attraction. This book is a winner of the Carnegie Medal.
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
$4.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: good
The silver sword became the symbol of hope and courage which kept four deserted and starving children alive through the years of occupation, and afterwards on the search to find their parents, and is based on a true story.
The Twits by Roald Dahl
$6.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: good
Mr and Mrs Twit are Twits. They are also extremely nasty. So the Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve.