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Aunt Effie has six gigantic pig dogs, twenty six nieces and nephews and a never-ending supply of stories.

Brett is off to school camp at last. When he hears how Pirate's Cove Camp got its name, he can't help wondering if any of the rumours are true.

A drought threatens to force Jeremy's family off their farm and everything he does seems to make matters worse.

Written in the form of letters, this novel traces the friendship of two penpals, teenage girls, one of whom is serving time inside.

Reuben thinks that his little brother Matt ruins everything, at home, at the mall, at the magic show.

Stuart and his twin sister Sandra are coming home to Wellington on the ferry. It's April 1968 and the ship is the Wahine.

When the new owners of Boot Creek's French fries factory want to close it down, it is a disaster for the town.

For seventeen-year-old Harry and his girlfriend Jessica, World War One is a crusade against the Hun. Harry enlists and is sent to Gallipoli, and Jessica leaves school and trains as a nurse.

A tale about a young Chinese girl and an Irish lad who are drawn to the Otago goldfields in the 1860s in the hope of striking it rich.

Although Ivy and her family welcome the Halibuts, not all the townspeople are pleased to have circus people as neighbours, especially when more circus families move in.

Adam's much anticipated return to the Quested Court is overshadowed by the disappearance of Hannah, the young daughter of computer-games expert and creator of Karazan, Quentin Quested.

Joshua Carter is alarmed to discover Roivan, a member of a telepathic, telekinetic and amphibian species, stowing away on his ship. Joshua must discover where she is from and what she wants.

Daniel wants to play for the New Zealand Warriors. Even though he is only twelve he gets into the team.

Adam's home at Highgate is crashing down around his ears, and in the fantasy world of Shakesh a mistake is having disastrous consequences.

In Marlborough Sounds in the 1820s sixteen-year-old Lizzie is forced to become the child bride of a notorious whaler. Her life is a living hell, until she meets a young Maori preacher.