Children's and Young Adult : NZ Teen Fiction

ISBN: 9781877460203
Title: 10PM Question
Author: DE GOLDI KATE

Frankie Parsons is twelve going on old man: an apparently sensible, talented Year 8 with a drumbeat of worrying questions steadily gaining volume in his head: Are the smoke alarm batteries flat? Does the cat, and therefore the rest of the family, have worms? Will bird flu strike and ruin life as we know it? Is the kidney-shaped spot on his chest actually a galloping cancer? Most of the significant people in Frankie's world - his father, his brother and sister, his great-aunts, his best friend Gigs - seem gloriously untroubled by worry.Only Ma takes seriously his catalogue of persistent anxieties; only Ma listens patiently to his 10 p.m. queries. But of course, it is Ma who is the cause of the most worrying question of all, the one that Frankie can never bring himself to ask.Then the new girl arrives at school and has questions of her own: relentless, unavoidable questions.So begins the unravelling of Frankie Parson's carefully controlled world. So begins the painful business of fronting up to the unpalatable: the ultimate 10 p.m. question. The 10 pm Question is a novel which defies all age categories. It does so with a sparkling wit and an operatic cast of characters so delightful and maddening they become dear to us. A tender, beautifully told and endearing story. By the end, you'll wish you had a Frankie Parsons of your own.

Format: Paperback
Price: $30.00

ISBN: 9780994138798
Title: Air Born #1 Generation Icarus
Author: PAWLEY J L



Air Born is the first book in a new international YA series - Generation Icarus. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Owen is smart, handsome, and destined to be a fighter pilot. He's mapped out his life and knows exactly where he's headed. That is, until his first solo sky-dive, when he undergoes a terrifying transformation. Caught on camera, Tyler becomes a viral hit. Everyone wants a piece of him, including the sinister Evolutionary Corporation and a religious cult known as the Angelists. But the worldwide media coverage also alerts others like him. Driven by instinct, they come together and form the Flight. The first of an extraordinary new species, they have only one way to survive. Fly.


Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780995117440
Title: Alex: The Quartet
Author: DUDER TESSA

A New Zealand Classic, that has be recognised internationally and loved by many generations. The classic New Zealand series is released in one edition that includes all four of the original Alex titles.

Alex

Alex in Winter

Alessandra: Alex in Rome

Songs for Alex

Includes a foreword from Lani Wendt Young, an introduction from the author and a prologue to complete Alex’s story.

For ages 12+

Format: Paperback
Price: $35.00

ISBN: 9781760650605
Title: Anger of Angels
Author: JORDAN SHERRYL

In a world where it is a crime to speak against injustice, a jester dares to perform a play that enrages a powerful tyrant prince. The jester’s daughter, Giovanna, must journey into the heart of danger to turn back the terrible consequences unleashed by her father’s words – and becomes entangled in a treacherous plot to overthrow the prince. She alone holds a secret which, if made public, will end the prince’s reign and liberate his oppressed people. But when to openly denounce him brings certain death, will Giovanna have the courage to speak out?

Format: Paperback
Price: $22.00

ISBN: 9780143772439
Title: Ash Arising #2 Ash
Author: HAGER MANDY

The gripping sequel to the prize-winning, fast-paced thriller, The Nature of Ash.

When Ash McCarthy spilled the beans on the corruption and lies of the Prime Minister and his cronies, the interview went viral and he thought his job was done. Hiding out with his small band of friends and family at a remote campsite in back-country NZ, he awaits intervention from the United Nations in answer to his call for action. But, far from setting the country back on the road to peace, the fallout from his revelations leads him and his companions into even greater danger.

Can Ash withstand the new challenges that confront him? And what of Mikey - can he survive in this increasingly merciless world?

Chilling and page-turning, this compelling novel crackles with political intrigue, fast-paced action, unexpected twists and lots of heart.

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780995122949
Title: Aspiring
Author: WILKINS DAMIEN

Fifteen-year-old Ricky lives in Aspiring, a town that's growing at an alarming rate. Ricky's growing, too -- 6'7", and taller every day. But he's stuck in a loop: student, uncommitted basketballer, and puzzled son, burdened by his family's sadness. And who's the weird guy in town with a chauffeur and half a Cadillac? What about the bits of story that invade his head? Uncertain what's real -- and who he is -- Ricky can't stop sifting for clues. He has no idea how things will end up . . . With sunlight, verve and humour, award-winning writer Damien Wilkins brings us a beguiling boy who's trying to make sense of it all.

Format: Paperback
Price: $22.00

ISBN: 9780994137241
Title: Because Everything Is Right, But Everything Is Wrong
Author: DONOHUE ERIN

Can you be lost and not know it?

Can other people stop you from being lost?

Seventeen-year-old Caleb’s world is disintegrating, his walls are closing in, his sky is threatening to fall. He’s barely holding on. To deadlines. To friends. To family. To mum. To Pat.

But he has Casey.

Maybe she can save him …

Format: Paperback
Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9780995106734
Title: Bone Bearer #3 Telesa
Author: YOUNG LANI WENDT


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The thrilling, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to The Telesa Series.
Leila's selfless act at the closing of 'When Water Burns,' unleashed the demonic fury of Pele the Fire Goddess and now Daniel must fight an epic battle to free the one he loves. Unlikely allies come to his aid as a group of troubled elementals try to overcome their differences and work as a team to save their friend. But Pele's awakening has caused cataclysmic fear throughout the Telesa guardians of the Pacific and they are gathering their forces, preparing to defend the Blue Continent from the devastating threat of the Fire Goddess. Only one thing can destroy her - the Tangaloa Bone. The race is on to recover the three pieces of this ancient weapon and the question remains: who will wield the power of the Bone Bearer? And can Leila survive its apocalyptic fury?

Format: Paperback
Price: $29.00

ISBN: 9781869507343
Title: Bone Tiki #1 Aotearoa
Author: HAIR DAVID

Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl clown a dog who is way too human and a long dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide . . . not even in another world. A breathtaking adventure set in two parallel New Zealands from exciting new author David Hair.

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780995106413
Title: Cassie Clark: Outlaw
Author: FALKNER BRIAN

Cassie has survived a hit and run but now, just out of hospital, she hears her father has disappeared - supposedly run off with a news reporter. As a senior congressman and Speaker of the House, her father is an important player in the tense world of American politics. Cassie knows he would not walk away from his career or his family and she is determined to find out what really happened. But there are bigger players who are equally determined she doesn’t, and she no longer has a security detail ...

Format: Paperback
Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9780143770930
Title: Catch Me When You Fall
Author: MERRIMAN EILEEN

A moving novel about learning to find happiness in the face of uncertainty and discovering a love that transcends the boundary between life and death.

Seventeen-year-old Alex Byrd is about to have the worst day of her life, and the best. A routine blood test that will reveal her leukaemia has returned, but she also meets Jamie Orange.

Some people believe in love at first sight, and some don't.
I believe in love in four days.
I believe in falling.

Both teenagers have big dreams, but also big obstacles to overcome.

'Promise me you won't try to die,' I said. 'Ever.'
'Promise me you won't either,' he countered.
'It's not really something I can control.'

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781869713553
Title: Changeover
Author: MAHY MARGARET

Carnegie medal-winning supernatural romance from Margaret Mahy. The face in the mirror. From the moment she saw it, Laura Chant knew that something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn't the first time she'd been forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened. The horrifyingly evil Carmody Braque touched and branded her little brother - and now Jacko was very ill, getting steadily worse. There was only one way to save him. Laura had to change over: had to release her supernatural powers. And that meant joining forces with the extraordinary and enigmatic Sorenson Carlisle...

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781760651206
Title: Clockill & the Thief
Author: WARD GARETH

This fantastic follow-up to the Storylines Tessa Duder Award-winning The Traitor and the Thief is just as exciting and action-packed as the first instalment. Sin is dying, poisoned by his blue blood. His troubles deepen when the traitor who poisoned him escapes from the custody of the Covert Operations Group and sets out for revenge. COG tasks Sin, his friend Zonda Chubb and their frenemy Velvet Von Darque with recapturing the traitor, whatever the cost. Taking to the air in pursuit, they must battle skypirates and the terrifying Clockill to complete their mission. But with his condition worsening, can Sin survive long enough to save his friends, himself and the day?

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781775434757
Title: Dawn Raid: My NZ Story
Author: SMITH PAULINE

Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofias main worries are how to get some groovy go-go boots, and how not to die of embarrassment giving a speech at school! But when her older brother Lenny starts talking about marches and protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders are being bullied by the police for their passports and papers, a shadow is cast over Sofias sunny teenage days. Through her heartfelt diary entries, we witness the terror of being dawn-raided and gain an insight into the courageous and tireless work of the Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s as they encourage immigrant families across New Zealand to stand up for their rights.

Format: Paperback
Price: $19.00

ISBN: 9780473437367
Title: Donato & the Cartege Blade
Author: JORDAN FIONA

Donato has spent most of his life in a monastery, helping Cook in the kitchen, serving the monks at mealtimes and trying to avoid the abbot, Brother Benito. His only comfort is time spent with his protector, Brother Francesco, and trips to the top of the church spire. It is the only life he knows, but it is not the one he wants. Donato dreams of castles and adventure, where he is certain he would matter; that his life would somehow have greater meaning. When the monks travel into Dhogra's city centre to celebrate the Spring Festival, Donato is permitted to go too, but when he gets separated from Brother Francesco, he finds himself inside the castle walls. Spying an unguarded entrance, his fascination pulls him deep into the castle's dark passages, but he's not alone. An overheard conversation convinces Donato the King's life is at risk and he is the only one who can stop the assassin. This decision plunges Donato into a new and unfamiliar world of rivalry and deception. He is set on a path of new friendships and new enemies, and to a destiny he could never have imagined.


Format: Paperback
Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9781876462901
Title: F2m: The Boy Within
Author: KENNEDY RYAN & EDWARDS HAZEL

School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-female Chronic Cramps band. Making her name in the competitive punk/indie scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tear the family apart. Trans gender identity is more than injections and surgery, it's about acceptance. Going public, Finn sings FTM lyrics on TV. With a little help from bemused mates and family who don't want to lose a daughter, but who love their teenager, Finn is transitioning.

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Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9780995109285
Title: Fairies of Down Under & Other Pakeha Fairy Tales
Author: ALLEN GEOFF

When European settlers sailed to the bottom
of the world, to Down Under,
they took with them: tools, seed, livestock
and their hope.
They did not take monsters.
Those crept aboard … all by themselves.

Format: Paperback
Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9780143772392
Title: Finding
Author: HILL DAVID


Master storyteller David Hill traces the fortunes of two New Zealand families over seven generations, through wars, depressions, disasters, protest and social change in this exciting novel for intermediate readers.
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A family boards a ship bound for New Zealand. What will they find there?

Tests lie ahead – war, earthquakes, protest marches, brushes with death.

And so do some thrilling discoveries . . .

Master storyteller David Hill traces the fortunes of two New Zealand families, through seven generations and over 130 years of fast-flowing change, in this exciting and richly rewarding novel for intermediate readers.


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Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781775535768
Title: From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle
Author: DE GOLDI KATE

Barney Kettle knew he would be a very famous film director one day, he just didn't know when that day would arrive. He was already an actual director he'd made four fifteen-minute films but so far only his schoolmates and the residents of the High Street had viewed them. Global fame was a little way off. It would come, though. Barney was certain about that.

So begins the manuscript written from the hospital bed of an unnamed man.

He has written it over many months as he recovers from serious injuries sustained in a city-wide catastrophe.

He has written so he can remember the street where he lived, home to a cavalcade of interesting people, singular shops, and curious stories.

He has written so he can remember the summer before he was injured, the last days of a vanished world.

Above all, he has written so he can remember the inimitable Barney Kettle, filmmaker, part-time dictator, questing brain, theatrical friend; a boy who loved to invent stories but found a real one under his nose; a boy who explored his neighbourhood with camera in hand and stumbled on a mystery that changed everything.

"From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle" is a beautiful story: big-hearted, richly entertaining, powerful.

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Format: Trade paperback
Price: $30.00

ISBN: 9780143305446
Title: Gool #2 Salt Trilogy
Author: GEE MAURICE

Sixteen years have passed since Pearl from Company and Hari from Blood Burrow defeated the tyrant Ottmar. Now their children, Xantee and Lo, face an even more dangerous foe. Hari lies gravely ill with a fragment of a strange creature wrapped around his throat, draining his life. The beast is called gool, meaning unbelonger. It is one of many, destroying the mountains and jungles of the world. Somewhere a hidden mother nourishes her brood -- she must be found and destroyed to save Hari and the world they know. Xantee, Lo and the brave and practical youth Duro set out on a perilous mission that will take them to the ruined city of Belong and on to Ceebeedee, where terrifying clashes with the cruel rival leaders and lurking gool await them.

Format: Paperback
Price: $21.00

ISBN: 9781869713676
Title: Haunting
Author: MAHY MARGARET


Eight-year-old Barney is willing to accept that the ghost of his Great-Uncle Cole might wish to be friends with him, but his family are sceptical. However, some of his older relations admit that there does seem to be something special about the boy. Barney's sister, practical Tabitha, determines to solve the mystery - but it is Troy, the oldest of the children, who finds out what the truth really is....

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781869419882
Title: Juno of Taris #1 Juno
Author: BEALE FLEUR

Juno of Taris is the compelling new novel from Fleur Beale. It explores the struggle of Juno, a young teen on the verge of adulthood, who is torn between her need to fit in and belong in her society, and her growing discomfort and questioning of that society's rules. Your ordinary teen? Not quite! Because Juno lives - in the not-too-distant future - on Taris, a bubble-covered island in the Pacific, to which a select few hundred people were evacuated when Earth's inhabitants took everything just a bit too far and began to self-destruct. On Taris there are many rules governing appearance, behaviour, even procreation . but all are for the good of the community, to ensure the survival of humankind. Or are they? As Taris' protected environment begins to break down and Juno's questioning nature takes hold, she uncovers some startling inconsistencies in many of the 'factual' histories she has grown up with. She also begins to develop some quite startling, almost supernatural, abilities. As Juno faces increasing danger, she finds allies in the most surprising places. Juno of Taris examines many themes: peer pressure, environmental breakdown, the fictionalization of history, societal control and challenging authority but perhaps most of all, it is a thoroughly good read from one of our very best writers for young adults.

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Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781775503347
Title: Legacy
Author: HEREAKA WHITI

Seventeen-year-old Riki is worried about school and the future, but mostly about his girlfriend, Gemma, who has suddenly stopped seeing or texting him. But on his way to see her, hes hit by a bus and his life radically changes. Riki wakes up one hundred years earlier in Egypt, in 1915, and finds hes living through his great-great-grandfathers experiences in the Maori Contingent. At the same time that Riki tries to make sense of whats happening and find a way home, we go back in time and read transcripts of interviews Rikis great-great-grandfather gave in 1975 about his experiences in this war and its impact on their family. Gradually we realise the fates of Riki and his great-great-grandfather are intertwined.

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Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9780994137975
Title: Moon Boy
Author: SUTCLIFFE KATHY

Kat and Eru are new in town and trying to find their way. Not easy when her mum's in a relationship with his mum, and he's not your usual sort of guy: Maori with the palest skin and blond dreads and - strangest of all - no ears. More moon than boy ...

Format: Paperback
Price: $25.00

ISBN: 9781775500063
Title: Nga Waituhi o Rehua
Author: MATAIRA KATARINA

This science fantasy novel in te reo Maori follows four teenagers living on Rehua, a planet settled after Earth is destroyed by ecological disasters and global war. The four raise hokio, giant mystical birds, which take them on flights to explore their new world. On one flight, they discover an island with another colony of people, and here, they are given a quest to interpret hieroglyphic message drawn on cave walls. Deciphering these symbols leads them to appease the feared tipua wheke, a gargantuan octopus, and help the Turehu, fair-skinned sea fairies, who have discovered a way to return to Earth.

Format: Hardback
Price: $35.00

ISBN: 9780241436370
Title: QB Bad Boy & Me
Author: MARLEY TAY


If hit Netflix show CHEER had you hooked, you will love this!

'AN INSTANT FAVOURITE!' Beth Reekles, author of THE KISSING BOOTH

Star cheerleader Dallas Bryan has a problem on her hands - and his name is Drayton Lahey.

Ever since the hot star quarterback of Archwood High football team hit her car with his motorcycle, he's had the annoying ability to get under her skin.

Dallas has been thinking about Drayton way more than she should... in all the ways that she shouldn't.

But Dallas has one goal - to pursue her dance-school dreams in California - and no one, not even a green-eyed football god, will stop her.

As sparks fly, Dallas begins to wonder whether Drayton could cost her dreams... if he doesn't break her heart first...

A fiery, seriously addictive and steamy debut, perfect for fans of The Kissing Booth.

***PRAISE FOR THE QB BAD BOY AND ME***

This book was such a page-turner! It was funny, perfectly paced, and always kept me guessing. An instant favorite!"
- Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth

"A story filled with tons of plays that will hit you right in the feels."
- Anna Todd, New York Times best-selling author of After

Format: Paperback
Price: $21.00

ISBN: 9781760650025
Title: Rift
Author: CRAW RACHAEL

When the Rift opens, death follows. For generations, the Rangers of Black Water Island have guarded the Old Herd against horrors released by the Rift. Cal West, an apprentice Ranger with a rare scar and even rarer gifts, fights daily to prove he belongs within their ranks. After nine years away, Meg Archer returns to her childhood home only to find the Island is facing a new threat that not even the Rangers are prepared for. Meg and Cal can't ignore their attraction, but can they face their darkest fears to save the Island from disaster? Advance praise: "Thrilling, original and intoxicating. I can't recommend this enough." (Isobelle Carmody) "Gripping, brutal, tender. You won't be able to put this book down." (Michael Pryor) "Beautiful, dark and deliciously tense - an astonishing world that will hold you in its finely wrought claws." (Alison Goodman) From the award-winning author of the Spark series, which has been optioned for film. Action-packed YA fantasy based on Greek mythology, perfect for fans of Maggie Stiefvater, Sarah J Maas and Garth Nix.

Format: Paperback
Price: $23.00

ISBN: 9780143772002
Title: Sanctuary
Author: DE GOLDI KATE

Winner of the NZ Post Children's Book Awards, this compelling novel explores truth and lies, guilt, grief and love.

'So where does the truth lie?' said Jeremiah.
'Huh, truth lies. Truth lies,' I said, giving up before I started, knowing I could never explain.

Months after her life has been brought to a standstill, Catriona Stuart is embarking on a painful search for the truth. The truth about her boyfriend, Jeremiah, and his dangerous brother Simeon. The truth about her mother, about her past, and most of all about herself and her secret and why her world fell apart.

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9780141310619
Title: Silent One
Author: COWLEY JOY

The Silent Oneis Jonasi, sent from the sea as a baby to grow up in an isolated Pacific village. Separated from the villagers by his silence and their prejudices, Jonasi finds solace in his underwater world where he develops a special relationship with a huge white turtle. However, the superstitious villagers see both Jonasi and the turtle as evil spirits. A series of natural disasters and a struggle for leadership within the village sweep Jonasi toward his strange destiny.

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00

ISBN: 9781775536574
Title: Singing Home the Whale
Author: HAGER MANDY

An extraordinary story of a boy who protects a baby whale that locals believe is threatening their livelihood. Will Jackson is hiding out, a city boy reluctantly staying with his uncle in small town New Zealand while he struggles to recover from a brutal attack and the aftermath of a humiliating YouTube clip gone viral. After he discovers a young abandoned orca whale his life is further thrown into chaos, when he rallies to help protect it against hostile, threatening interests. This threatens to tear apart the small fishing community and forever changes Will's life. The boy and the whale develop a special bond, linked by Will's love of singing. With echoes of classic book and film The whalerider this powerful connection is utterly convincing on the page. An exciting plot-driven story full of drama, tension and romance, this magical book captures both heart and mind to hold the reader enthralled from start to finish. These qualities, along with its lyrical use of language and its compelling and persuasive exploration of many global concerns, makes this a beautifully touching, rich and multi-layered story by an award-winning writer for young adults.Singing Home the Whale will appeal to all readers of high-quality New Zealand fiction.

Format: Paperback
Price: $20.00