Book | Children | New Zealand Fiction
Maggie, the nice little witch Author: Colin J. (Colin James) Brodie Call No: NZ JF BRO ISBN: 9780473169299
Lake of the dead Author: Stu Duval Call No: NZ JF DUV ISBN: 9781869706500
Six classmates are on a hiking trip to study the geological features of the vast and wild Bellevue Forest when the mighty Mount Darius erupts. The group are swept into a violent landslide of soil and rock. Josh and Greer find themselves alone in a dramatically changed landscape. Lost, they stumble upon an eerie, abandoned town and its long-forgotten secrets. And they discover why the lake that surrounds the town was once given the name Lago da Morte , Lake of the Dead --Back cover.
Ages 10+
Eddie Medley's search for the Taniwha Call No: NZ JF EDD ISBN: 9780473170684
... Join Eddie the ragdoll as he adventures across New Zealand in search of the mystical Taniwha! Meeting all kinds of animals on the way, Eddie learns new things which will aid him in his quest to free the great creature. With his compass, notebook, pen and of course, his special travelling jandals, you can journey with everyone's favourite ragdoll and experience the wonders of Aotearoa on the way! -- p. [4] of cover.
Staying home : my true diary of survival Author: Jesse (O'Connor) O. Call No: NZ JF OJE ISBN: 9780143305699
Imagine you wake up one morning and discover that a pandemic is sweeping the country and you can't leave your house for weeks, or even months. Pretty soon you'll run out of food, there'll be no electricity, no telephone, no internet and the only people you can count on are your family and closest neighbours. For 12-year-old Zac Flint and his family this is the reality they face and they must use all their resourcefulness to survive.