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Kid’s
Reads Winter 2018
GORE LIBRARY
Phone: (03) 203 9129
Email: [email protected]
HOURS Mon, Wed 9.30am to 8.00pm
Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am to 6.00pm
Saturday 10.15am to 1.00pm
Sunday (May-Sept) 1.00 to 4.00pm
MATAURA LIBRARY
Phone: (03) 203 8114
Email: [email protected]
HOURS Mon to Fri 10.00am to 5.00pm
Search the catalogue for books and place reserves online at
www.gorelibraries.govt.nz
The Billie B mysteries collection
The Billie B mysteries collection 2
The Hey Jack! collection
The Hey Jack! collection 2
The Squishy McFluff collection
Talking Books
Sam the stolen puppy
The secret puppy
Buttons the runaway puppy
Winnie and Wilbur volume 1
Winnie and Wilbur volume 2
Talking Books
Term time on Wednesday
10:00 am @ Gore
These FREE 30 minute sessions are for parents and caregivers
with babies under two and will help stimulate your baby’s brain
and body.
What better place to learn and have fun than at the library!
Come to Gore Library every Tuesday morning and Mataura Library every Friday morning
during Term Time
@ 10.30AM
It’s Toddler Time!
STORIES..
CRAFTS..
AND MORE...
Goodnight truck - Sally Odgers & Heath McKenzie
Board books
Granny McFlitter, the champion knitter - Heather Haylock
Granny McFlitter’s family have had enough of her knitting. But when a ship runs aground, spilling oil into the sea, a call goes out for small jumpers for the shivery rescued penguins. Its the moment Granny has been waiting for!
Kevin - Rob Biddulph
Every child needs a friend like Kevin, even if Sid only needs him to take the blame. But Kevin is about to show Sid that while he might be imaginary, his feelings are very real.
Picture books
Talking books
The 91-storey treehouse
Martha Mayhem and the witch from the ditch
The magic princes dress (Marietta’s magic dress shop)
Bear Grylls adventures
Bear Grylls adventures volume 2
The stonekeeper (Amulet) - Kazu Kibuishi
After the death of their father, Emily and Navin and their mother move to the home of her deceased great-grandfather. But a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement.
All’s faire in Middle School - Victoria Jamieson
Homeschooled by Renaissance Fair enthusiasts, eleven-year-old Imogene has a hard time fitting in when her wish to enroll in public school is granted.
Comics
The return of the Smurfette - Peyo & Yvan Delporte
When Smurfette returns to Smurf Village, all of the Smurfs are excited to see her, but in order to avoid the unwanted attention she announces that she is looking to get married.
Dig, dump, roll - Sally Sutton & Brian Lovelock
Crash-a-rumble Smash-a-grumble What's at work? Here's a clue: It will clear the ground for you. Bulldozer! Coming through! The follow-up to Roadworks.
What’s at the end of this piece of rope? - Tania Cox
A little girl wants to find out what's at the end of the piece of rope, but it's too heavy to pull by herself. The friendly jungle animals offer to help, and together they discover what's really at the end of the rope.
Picture books
What’s next door? - Nicola O’Byrne
Carter, the crocodile hero of Open Very Carefully, is back and he's not happy. All he wants to do is find his way home, but he can't get there by himself - he needs your help!
Picture books
Weka’s waiata - Nikki Slade Robinson
Koro and Kuia, the Weka chicks' grandparents, are coming to visit. But how will the Weka chicks greet them? Fortunately the little Kiwi has a plan
Classic rhymes for kiwi kids - Peter Millett & Scott Tulloch
Twinkle, twinkle, Southern Star, Guiding sailors from afar. Author Peter Millett and illustrator Scott Tulloch add a classic Kiwi spin to some of our all-time favourite nurse-ry rhymes.
Dinosaurs don’t draw - Elli Woollard & Steven Lenton
Dinosaurs chomp and stomp, but they don't ever draw. Except for one creative young dinosaur who just can't seem to stop! But when everyone hears the THUD of a terrifying T-Rex, they soon see just how effective art can be.
Potions & parameters ; Robots & repeats (Secret coders) - Gene Luen Yang & Mike Holmes
Professor One-Zero won't stop until the whole town--no, the whole world--embraces the true happiness found in his poisonous potion. There's one weapon that can defeat him. Hopper, Eni, and Josh's coding skills will be put to the test.
Dr. One-Zero has added a new class to Stately Academy's curriculum. But in 'Advanced Chemistry’ they only teach one lesson: how to make Green Pop! While their classmates are manufacturing this the Coders uncover a clue that may lead them to Hopper's missing dad.
Staying safe online - Louie Stowell
It is becoming increasingly important for children to stay safe online and learn what sort of things to avoid or report. This book provides clear and helpful guidelines to internet safety, covering a wide range of topics that children and adults should be aware of.
Non-fiction
Comics
Earthquakes!: shaking New Zealand - Maria Gill
Thousands of Earthquakes occur in New Zealand every year, some so small we don't feel them. Others cause significant damage. This book explains what causes earthquakes and why New Zealand has so many.
The girls’ guide to growing up great: changing bodies, periods, relationships, life online - Sophie Elkan
Packed with facts and thoughtful advice, plus words of wisdom from older women and quotes and questions from girls who are also going through it, this book covers every aspect of going through puberty for girls (and even has a chapter on what's going on with boys because knowledge is power, after all). Written by women who just happen to be mums.
Non-fiction
Graffiti (Is it really art?) - Alix Wood
Graffiti defines what graffiti is, with colourful examples from around the world. Can different types of graffiti truly be called art? Is graffiti vandalism? Does it make an area look better or worse?
Pepe & Tute - Marion Day & Anna Evans
Pepe, a beautiful forest ringlet butterfly, only lives for four weeks so she lays her eggs and asks Tute the tui to protect them. But things don't go to plan. What happens when the eggs hatch? Why is Pepe one of New Zealand's rarest butterflies?
Molly the pirate - Lorraine Teece & Paul Seden
Young Molly's imagination transforms her backyard into an adventure playground on the high seas. She conjures up a pirate ship and, with her cat and dog along for the ride, she rows across the ocean to the unsuspecting pirates.
Picture books
Don’t ever look behind Door 32 - B. C. R. Fegan & Lenny Wen
The Hotel of Hoo is a mysterious place with some very unusual occupants. As our guests explore the strange hotel, they are invited to experience everything it has to offer, with just one warning...
The hole story - Paul Bright & Bruce Ingman
When Hamish and Hermione Hole are chased out of the cheese where they live, they search for a new place to call home. But the holes cause havoc wherever they go - no one wants holes in their knickers, bike wheel or boat!
Square - Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
This book is about Square. This book is also about Square's friend Circle. Square is trying to make something perfect, like Circle is. But it's really hard to make something perfect...
Picture books
There’s a dragon in your book - Tom Fletcher & Tom Abbott
Oh look, there's an egg in your book! But this isn't any old egg - there's a dragon in it And pretty soon she has set your book on fire!
The football encyclopedia 2018 - Clive Gifford
The 2018 World Cup edition of Kingfisher's The Football Encyclopedia captures the triumph and despair of key moments in world soccer. The book is packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skillful soccer players past and present
Into the white: Scott’s Antarctic odyssey - Joanna Grochowicz
The enthralling and harrowing true story of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition will leave you on the edge of your seat, hoping against hope that Scott and his men might survive their Antarctic ordeal to tell the tale.
Non-Fiction
New Zealand’s great white sharks - Alison Balance
Join Kiwi shark scientists Malcolm Francis and Clinton Duffy as they track great white sharks from the cool waters of southern New Zealand to the warm waters of the Great Barrier Reef and the tropical Pacific.
How to mend a kea + other great fix-it tales from Wildbase Hospital - Janet Hunt
How skilled vets cure New Zealand's endangered species.
The secret world of butterflies - Courtney Sina Meredith & Giselle Clarkson
This book will open your eyes to these magical creatures around us.
Fiction
Staying safe online (Kids get coding) -Heather Lyons, Elizabeth Tweedale & Alex Westgate
There are amazing things to discover on the Internet, but to become great coders it's important to know what happens to the information we post and leave behind. Learn how computers are connected together, how search engines work and how to protect your identity.
Mack and the missing cheese - Chae Strathie & Nikki Dyson
Mack is the best detective in town, or so he thinks. So when a lovely piece of cheese goes missing, he's the perfect cat for the job! But solving the cheesy crime is harder than expected.
Nee Naw and the cowtastrophe - Deano Yipadee & Paul Beavis
Granny's cow Ploppy is in trouble - she's stuck up a tree, and the two big fire engines are away on an important call. Will little Nee Naw step up and save the day - again?
Picture books
Dogasaurus - Lucinda Gifford
Imagine if you brought home a strange egg you found, and when it hatched out popped a baby dinosaur! Maybe you'd adopt it as a pet, but what would you do when it grows and grows and grows?
Wildboy: the boy who walked around New Zealand - Brando Yelavich
This is the true story of Brando Yelavich, also known as Wildboy, who slept in a tent, hunted and fished for his food and came up close to seals and sharks on his 8000 km journey around the coast of New Zealand .
Flit the fantail and the flying flop - Kat Merewether
Flit's first flight is a flippy, floppy fail. But Flit's friends have a clever plan! Can they get him safely back to his nest?
Picture books
Sam and the dog from the sea - Dick & Judy Frizzell
The story of Sam, an old sailor who lives alone by the sea. One morning after a big storm he finds, among the debris on the beach, a small dog that is only just alive.
Nips XI - Ruth Starke
Can Asian boys play cricket? And if they can why aren't there any in the district cricket team? Vietnamese born Tran is fed up with being called a nip, sick of being on the sidelines so he and Izram decide to establish their own cricket team.
Kuwi’s kitchen; Kiwi kids cookbook - Kat Merewether
A creative way to get kids into making their own fun, well balanced, healthy lunches, and cooking easy meals. Filled with yummy, authentic, easy-to-make recipes.
Fiction
Addie Bell’s shortcut to growing up - Jessica Brody
A middle-school girl finds out that being a teenager isn't all it's cracked up to be in this realistic read about friendship with plenty of LOL moments-and a magical twist!
Non-fiction
The promise horse - Jackie Merchant
Harry is tired of being the tall new kid, with the dead sister whose voice follows her wherever she goes. When her wish for a horse comes true, she isn't sure that Marksman is the one for her. But could he be just what she needs to learn the difference between standing out and standing up?
Aru Shah and the end of time - Roshani Chokshi
When twelve-year-old Aru Shah's schoolmates dare her to prove that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, she doesn't think there's any harm in lighting it. Little does Aru know that lighting the lamp has dire consequences.
Fiction
AWOL: agent without licence - Andrew Lane
When Kieron finds a pair of sunglasses and a wireless earpiece , he discovers that they are a next-generation virtual-reality kit and a vital lifeline to Bex Wilson, secret agent on a desperate mission. Keiron is suddenly her last best hope for survival in a world that wants her - and now him - dead..
Nanny Mihi and the bellbird - Melanie Drewery & Tracy Duncan
One morning (for some reason) Nanny Mihi gets the kids up early and they sit on the porch whistling a song until the sun comes up. Then they find out why - a bellbird appears and joins in the song.
The new neighbours - Sarah McIntyre
When new neighbours move in to the tower block, what will the other residents of Pickle Rye think? A fabulously funny picture book that cleverly turns prejudices on their head.
Picture books
Being a princess is very hard work - Sarah KilBride & Ada Grey
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a real princess? How many hands you have to shake, not to mention how many frogs you're supposed to kiss ... ?! Perhaps being a regular girl is better after all.
Picture Books
I am jellyfish - Ruth Paul
Swordfish swooshes, races and chases Jellyfish down, deep into the dark blue sea. At that moment, stealthy Squid stretches a tentacle, tussling and tossing Swordfish in the darkness. Who will help Swordfish?
Diggersaurs - Michael Whaite
What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? Diggersaurs are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR! They are busy building something - what could it be?
Barney - Catherine Jinks & Stephen Michael King
Barney loves cat food. Barney loves greens. Barney loves bacon and biscuits and beans. A book about an adorable family dog that will eat anything.
Max Tilt: fire the depths - Peter Lerangis
When thirteen-year-old Max Tilt happens upon his great-great-great-grandfather Jules Verne's unpublished manuscript, he and his cousin Alex discover that Verne's last work reveals everything he wrote was fact, not fiction, and that the book holds the key to something incredibly valuable.
Dog - Andy Mulligan
When Tom meets Spider he is sure he has found a friend for life. But Spider can't help being the naughty puppy that he is, and Tom has a lot on his plate. But both boy and dog are far braver and more determined than anyone could have imagined.
Fiction
The secret key (Agatha Oddly) -Lena Jones
Meet thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly. She has wanted to be a detective for as long as she can remember. She's just waiting for her first Big Case.. And nothing gets bigger than saving the city of London from a deadly red slime.
The book case (An Emily Lime mystery) -Dave Shelton
At St Rita’s boarding school Daphne is offered the chance to interview for Librarian's assistant's assistant. However Daphne discovers the librarian doesn't really exist. But there is a librarian's assistant, Emily Lime, a crime-solving genius, who's looking for a new assistant of her own.
Love from Lexie (The lost and found) -Cathy Cassidy
Ever since Lexie's mum vanished her world hasn't stopped spinning, but Lexie never gives up hope that her mum will come back and writes her letters every day. But her letters remain unanswered and she's starting to feel more alone than ever. Sometimes you need to get lost in order to be found.
Fiction
Good dog - Dan Gemeinhart
All good dogs go to heaven. But Brodie can't forget the boy he left behind, who's still in danger. So he breaks the rules and returns as a spirit. He is determined to find his boy and save him, even if it costs him paradise, because it's what a good dog would do.
There’s a walrus in my bed! - Ciara Flood
Tonight, for the first time, Flynn is going to sleep in a proper big boy bed. But when bedtime rolls around, he just can't get to sleep. The reason? There's a walrus in his bed, of course!
Oi cat! - Kes Gray
According to Frog . . .Cats sit on gnats, Dogs sit on logs, Raccoons sit on macaroons - but wait! Cat doesn't like sitting on gnats, they keep biting his bottom! Will Frog and Dog help him change the rules?
Picture Books
Hole in the zoo - Chloe & Mick Inkpen
At Upalongdownalong Avenue in the garden at Number 2, there's a hole in the wall that belongs to the Zoo, and things have started coming through.
Alpacas with maracas - Matt Cosgrove
Macca and pal Al are the best of friends and love spending time together. When there is a chance to enter a talent contest, they just can't resist. But what will their act be?
Stinky Spike the pirate dog - Peter Meisel
When this shipyard pup gets lost at sea, he's rescued by a crew of stinky pirates. Spike must prove he can be a real pirate - but what happens when Spike's sense of smell leads him to some very strange loot?
Picture Books
Who stole the rainbow? - Vasanti Unka
A razzle-dazzle rainbow suddenly disappears from the sky. What happened? Was it stolen? Who will solve the mystery? Be prepared for a thrilling tale of crime, suspense, sunshine and rain.
Younger Fiction
Where the world ends - Geraldine McCaughrean
In the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys from St Kilda are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why?
What Lexie did - Emma Shevah
Lexie lives with her colourful Greek-Cypriot family. After the death of their grandmother, she tells a terrible, jealous lie about an heirloom necklace, a lie that splits the family apart. It's up to her to bring the family back together.
Fiction
The children of Castle Rock - Natasha Farrant
When Alice is expelled and sent away to an isolated boarding-school, Stormy Loch Academy isn't quite what she expected. Still, when her father goes missing (all that not strictly legal business) she knows she has to rescue him. Armed with two new friends, she sets off on an epic quest through the wild Scottish highlands and islands.
Best buds under frogs (Rizzlerunk Club) -Leslie Patricelli
For Lily, it's the worst first day of school ever. Fortunately, quirky Darby comes to the rescue and soon she and Lily have formed their own club. But when Darby's former best friend, mean-spirited Jill, returns can Lily and Darby's friendship survive?
The mapmakers’ race - Eirlys Hunter
Four children temporarily lose their parents just before a race whose task is to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. They overcome the many obstacles posed by nature - but can they survive the treachery of their competitors?
Fiction
Rory Branagan (Detective) - Andrew Clover
Meet Rory Branagan: nine-year-old boy, younger brother, dog walker, boggle champion and actually a detective, in this hilarious and moving new comedy-crime series.
Iguana Boy saves the world with a triple cheese pizza - James Bishop & Rikin Parekh
One boy. One superpower: the ability to talk to Iguanas. Can the boy tame a group of nattering, lemonade-obsessed Iguanas called Paul? More importantly, can he really save the world with his new friends?
The adventures of Jellybean - Bill Condon & Diane Bates
Jellybean likes escaping, eating everything under the sun and keeping the neighbours awake at night. Still, Rory and Trang think she's the best goat ever, especially when she gives them a surprise bigger than they could ever have imagined!
Younger Fiction
The super awful superheroes of Classroom 13 - Honest Lee, Matthew J. Gilbert & Joelle Dreidemy
When the 13th Classroom is struck by purple lightning, something strange happens--all of the students get superpowers! You might think this was superb, but it was not. (It was sorta silly.)
The goat - Anne Fleming
A kid named Kid, a dog named Cat, and a goat on a roof ... Part mystery and part animal-rescue story, about an unnamed goat that inadvertently changes the lives of the eccentric occupants of a Manhattan apartment building.
Rosie Joy: here, there and everywhere - Sophie Siers
Sringtime is always busy at Rosie Joy's. There are crops to plant and baby lambs everywhere. Rosie Joy and her best friend Polly take on a special spring project involving chickens, peggy squares, famous explorers and some pretty big words!
Younger Fiction
The weird beard (Bab Sharkey and the animal mummies) - Andrew Hansen & Jessica Roberts
When twelve-year-old Bab Sharkey finds a magical beard in the Egyptian desert, it attaches itself to his face, making him the Pharaoh and granting him strange powers. Bab also finds the friends he's always needed: a pair of undead animals wrapped in bandages.
Nothing but trouble—Jacqueline Davies
The story of two smart girls determined to liven up their town - one epic prank at a time. Odawahaka has always been too small for Maggie's big scientific ideas, so when Lena moves in with her creative spirit and outrageous perspective, middle school takes off with a bang.
Tin - Kenny Padraig
Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the mechanicals who are Christopher's best friends. But after an accident, Christopher realizes he isn't as Proper as he thought.
Fiction
George Parker goes global - David Metzenthen
What could go wrong when cautious, scientific, singlet-wearing George Parker and reckless rich-kid Chase Landon-Bond take off on a global rescue mission? Just about everything! Are George and Chase doomed? Will friendship and silly ideas save the day?
From wimpy to warrior: the Navy SEAL way (Way of the warrior kid) - Jocko Willink
Marc is thrilled to hear his uncle Jake, a Navy SEAL, is coming to stay for the summer. Can he help Marc transform himself into a warrior before school starts in the fall - and will Marc finally stand up to the school bully?
Mrs Smith’s spy school for girls - Beth McMullen
Twelve-year-old Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring, and she must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save her mother, who happens to be the spy ring's top agent.
Fiction
The tale of Angelino Brown - David Almond
Bert and Betty Brown have got themselves a little angel. Bert found him in his top pocket when he was driving his bus. But not everyone is happy about his arrival. Especially Basher Malone, and it looks like he is out to get him.
Batjack - Ann Neville
Tom wants to audition for the school musical BATJACK, but he has a problem. Dylan, a bully. When Tom is cast as Batjack and Dylan as his understudy the battle begins: fights, verbal abuse, vandalism, theft. But why does Dylan bully? And can Tom and Dylan reach a compromise?
The racehorse who wouldn’t gallop - Clare Balding & Tony Ross
Charlie Bass is a horse-mad ten-year-old who is thrilled when she accidentally manages to buy a racehorse. The horse looks the part: strong, fit and healthy. There's just one problem - he won't gallop.
Younger Fiction
The boy who climbed into the moon - Davis Almond & Polly Dunbar
Paul believes that the moon is a great hole in the sky. Helped by a very long ladder, some highly irregular characters, two rather worried parents and a great deal of community spirit, Paul takes to the sky.
Younger Fiction
The disappearing diva (Max the detective cat) - Sarah Todd Taylor & Nicola Kinnear
Max is a pampered cat, until a fun mouse chase goes badly wrong and he finds himself hiding out at the Theatre Royal. He takes on his first case as a detective cat, when he notices that famous singer Madame Emerald is acting strangely.
The new kid: unpopular me - James O’Loghlin & Matthew Martin
New kids aren't cool. Everyone knows that. Eleven-year-old Sam is the new kid at school but he has a plan, or two, or three to make himself the most popular kid ever.
Junkyard Jack and the horse that talked - Adrian Edmondson & Danny Noble
Jack has to live with his drippy aunt Violet, his smelly uncle Ted, and his evil cousin Kelly. But one day he accidentally runs away, and much to his surprise finds himself on an adventure to free his mum from prison - with the help of rather a lot of talking animals.
Rose Rivers - Jacqueline Wilson
Rose Rivers is the daughter of a wealthy artist and lives in luxury in a beautiful home with her siblings. But despite her comfortable life, something is missing - could a new friend be just what Rose is looking for? Set in the Victorian world of Hetty Feather.
Save the moa - Peter Friend & Alicia Ponder
Everyone is astounded to hear that Krell's brilliant scientists have used DNA from fossils to bring the moa species back to life.
Fiction
How to be a supervillian - Michael Fry
Most parents want their kids to be good...but Victor's mom and dad, aka professional supervillains, expect him to be bad. Unfortunately, Victor turns out to be their darkest nightmare - polite, responsible, and nice!
Good night stories for rebel girls - Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo
Introducing one hundred remarkable women and their extraordinary lives, from Ada Lovelace to Malala, Elizabeth I to Serena Williams. Empowering, moving and inspirational, these are true fairy tales for heroines who definitely don't need rescuing.
Missing - Sue Whiting
Mackenzie da Luca's mother is missing - she's vanished without a trace in the jungles of Panama. Now, 116 days later, Mackenzie and her dad are in those same jungles. Her dad is desperate to find out what's happened to his wife, and Mackenzie is desperate to make sure he doesn't.
Fiction
Quark’s Academy: for genius inventors - Catherine Pelosi
Augustine, Celeste and Oscar, can't believe their luck when they're accepted into an elite and mysterious science academy summer camp. But things are not quite what they seem, and the three quickly realise that they'll need to work together if they're ever to get out of there alive.
Younger Fiction
A funny thing happened to Simon Sidebottom - P. Crumble & Dean Rankine
It’s the final day of school holidays and the only thing Simon wants to do is enjoy his last hours of freedom. But his mum has other plans. And then a funny thing happens . . .
5 Minute mysteries for Minecrafters ; 5 Minute adventure stories for Minecrafters - Greyson Mann & Grace Sandford
Oliver and Audrey learn there’s a reward for tracking creepers and cracking cases. You can solve each mystery, too by searching for clues hidden in the stories and illustrations! Try to solve each mystery before Audrey and Oliver do!
For every dangerous hike up a rocky cliff, there’s a waterfall roaring back down. Each dungeon hides a treasure chest but also a monster spawner! Will the next ravine lead to riches or to a river of hot lava? These five-minute stories promise plenty of twists and turns and surprise endings.
The nothing to see here hotel - Steven Butler & Steven Lenton
Welcome to the only hotel for retired magical creatures in the whole world! From vampires and ghosts, to dust spooks and Mr Vernon (the Stink Monster), life is anything but boring. Especially as magical creatures love nothing more than to cause chaos...
Alice Dent and the incredible germs - Gwen Lowe
When Alice Dent gets a cold, she has no idea how much trouble it's about to cause. Because this is no ordinary cold: Alice can't stop giggling and every animal she meets sticks to her like glue!
Younger Fiction
The mix up (Champion Charlies) -Adrian Beck & Adele K Thomas
Charles was the best player in the boys' football team, Charlotte the best in the girls. But this season they're both playing in the same mixed team. Can they get past their rivalry to help form a great team?
The chocolate factory ghost (The Dundoodle mysteries) - Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
Archie McBudge has inherited not only Honeystone Hall, but the McBudge Confectionery Company from Great-Uncle Archibald. When Archie reads the mysterious letter his great-uncle left him he goes on a quest, with the help of his new friends, to save his family's company from ruin.
Shine mountain - Julie Hunt
An epic adventure from the author of Song for a Scarlet Runner about a girl who finds a magical musical instrument, a boy from a travelling medicine show, and their perilous journey to a mysterious land.
Fiction
Bob - Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead
It's been five years since Livy visited her grandmother in Australia and she has the feeling she's forgotten something really important. Bob didn't forget Livy, she promised she would help him find his way back home. Clue by clue, Livy and Bob will unravel the mystery of where Bob comes from.
How to merit in monsters (Strange scout tales) - Matthew Cody & Steve Lambe
A new scout troop learns that their sleepaway camp is really a training ground for protecting the earth’s most endangered species - monsters. With the help of their troop master and the Scout’s Handbook, they might just have a chance!
Younger Fiction
Geronimo Stilton
The hunt for the colosseum ghost (Special
edition)
The dragon crown (Micekings)
Thea Stilton
The mysterious love letter (Mouseford Academy)
A dream on ice (Mouseford Academy)
Trouble in New York (The travels of Ermine) -Jennifer Gray & Elisa Paganelli
Meet Ermine, a small stoat on a big journey, determined to fill her scrapbook with tales of adventure. Armed with her toolkit and feathered hat, she arrives in New York and is soon fighting off alligators at Central Park Zoo and outwitting bungling diamond thieves!
Pearl the magic unicorn - Sally Odgers & Adele K Thomas
Pearl doesn't quite know how to use her magic. With the help of her friends, Tweet and Olive, can Pearl believe in her magical self? And what happens when Pearl and her friends stumble upon three naughty, stinky gobble-uns!?
Younger Fiction
Keep an eye on this kiwi - Scott Tulloch
Wait! Don't pick up this book unless you can keep an eye on this kiwi. He's a real dumb-dumb. Don't let this kiwi get into any trouble. I'm warning you ... it's not that easy! And don't ask about the poo-hoo grubs.
The mysterious librarian (The adventures of Miss Charlotte) - Dominique Demers & Tony Ross
When Miss Charlotte takes over the library the locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently. She takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow and shows the children that reading can be fun and useful.
Grandma Dangerous and the dog of destiny - Kita Mitchell & Nathan Reed
A stolen dog, thirty pounds of biscuits and a hot-air balloon ride to Australia. Nothing is dull when Grandma Dangerous is around!
Younger Fiction
Mr Penguin and the lost treasure - Alex T Smith
Mr Penguin and Colin (a spider) are called in to find the missing treasure somewhere in the Museum of Extraordinary Objects. The quest finds them solving secret codes, fighting ferocious beasts, eating fish finger sandwiches and travelling deep below the museum to a lost jungle..
Max Champion and the great race car robbery - Alexander McCall Smith & Kate Hindley
Max learns that his grandfather used to make some of the best cars around and race them! That is, until his ideas book and his favourite car, Arabella, were stolen by greedy rival Mr Grabber. Can Max find a way to get back what Grandfather lost? Will Arabella ever be seen again?
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the pajimminy-crimminy unusual adventure - A L Kennedy & Gemma Correll
Badger Bill is going to need a plan, or Uncle Shawn might be sent to the Maximum Security Institute of Unusualness for ever. But all Bill has to help him are four bickering llamas, one pirate boy and one invisible girl. What could possibly go wrong?
Younger Fiction
Older not wiser (Bad Nana) -Sophy Henn
Evie's Grandma is BAD. (Not bad like a vampire or a gangster or anything, more like...up to no good). Sometimes she can be a bit really fun, especially when she gets Evie involved in her mischievous schemes.