Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle

$29.99 NZD

$33.00 (9% off)

Category: Young Adult Fiction

Toby Lolness is just one and a half millimetres tall, and he's the most wanted person in his world, the great oak Tree. When Toby's father makes a ground-breaking discovery, tapping into the very heart of the Tree's energy, he also realises that exploiting it could do permanent damage to their world. Re fusing to reveal the secret of his invention to an enraged community, the family is exiled. But one man is determined to get hold of the forbidden knowledge...and his plan is to destroy the Tree. Now Toby's parents have been imprisoned and sentenced to death. Only Toby has managed to escape, but for how long? ...Show more

Fire in the Sky (Seekers #5) by Erin Hunter

$24.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Seekers

Three bears; one incredible journey to the ends of the Earth. The remarkable follow-up series to the New York Times best-seller, Warriors. When the land comes to an end, Kallik, Toklo, Lusa and Ujurak venture on to the ice as a new path spreads out before them. But the ice is more dangerous than the bea rs expect, and all must put their trust in Kallik's paws as they struggle to survive the bitter cold. Just when they think they'll never make it, an encounter with a mystical star-bear means different things for each of the cubs - but brings the same message: All will be well, if they go to the place where the sun rises ...The fifth magical instalment of Erin Hunter's Seekers series. Seekers explores profound environmental themes through the eyes of those suffering at the hands of humans in six epic fantasy books. Animal stories for both boys and girls touching on the wonder, savagery and fragility of the natural world. ...Show more

Gossip Girl #1 (Film Cover) by Cecily Von Ziegesar

$19.99 NZD

$21.99 (9% off)

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Gossip Girl

'Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live and go to school and play and sleep - sometimes with each other. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, and we know how to party. It's a luxe life, but someone's got to live it.' The Gossip Girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool - set in New York's glamorous Upper East Side the narrative follows the thrills and spills (with Jimmy Choo shoes and shopping at Barneys mixed in along the way) of its richest and most beautiful teenage residents. ...Show more

Avenger (Boy Soldier #3) by Andy McNab and Robert Rigby

$19.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Boy Soldier

Danny and Elena are now working for the Firm, desperately attempting to track down the vengeance-seeking Black Star before more 'Angels of Death' suicide bombers are despatched. Elena is the key to discovering the bomb-master's whereabouts as she has already made Deep Web contact. The plan is simple - l ocate Black Star and kill him - at whatever cost. While Fergus is forced to remain in England, confined to a wheelchair as he recovers from his injuries, the hunt takes Danny and Elena to New York on a covert mission led by Marcie Deveraux. Despite Black Star's trickery and deception, the net gradually closes. Fergus travels to the US to help, but Elena is drawn into terrible danger, and only Danny can save her. Using the skills his grandfather has taught him and his own initiative, he must stop the avenging bomb-master from wreaking further destruction... ...Show more

Solitary (Furnace #2) by Alexander Gordon Smith

$21.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Furnace

Furnace Prison - Where death is the least of your worries. Escape is just the beginning. We thought we'd made it, we thought we were free. But we should have known there was no way out of Furnace. All we did was slip deeper into the guts of the prison - into solitary confinement, where the real nightmar es live - the warden, the Wheezers, and something much, much worse. The clock's ticking. Because if we don't escape soon they will turn us into freaks - like them. Forever. In the darkness of the hole your worst nightmares come to life. ...Show more

Loamhedge by Brian Jacques

$16.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction

- 16th in the New York Times bestselling Redwall epic - The Redwall animated TV series began airing April 2001 - Look for the new Philomel hardcover, Rakkety Tam, in Fall 2004 - Now available: Angel's Command, the sequel to Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (3/04)

The Apothecary (Apothecary #1) by Maile Meloy

$26.00 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Apothecary | Reading Level: 10+

It's 1952 and the Scott family has moved unexpectedly from Los Angeles to London. Janie feels uncomfortable in her strange new school, until the local apothecary promises her a remedy for homesickness. But the real cure is meeting the apothecary's son Benjamin, a curiously defiant boy who dreams of beco ming a spy. Benjamin's father is no ordinary apothecary, and when he's kidnapped, Benjamin and Janie find themselves entrusted with his sacred book, the Pharmacopoeia. And it seems that Russian spies are intent on getting their hands on it. What secrets does the book contain? Who is the Chinese chemist Jin Lo? And can they trust a skinny pickpocket called Pip to help them? Discovering transformative elixirs they never imagined could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous quest to save the apothecary and prevent an impending nuclear disaster. The Apothecary sparkles with life and possibility. ...Show more

Crescendo (Hush #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick

$21.00 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Hush | Reading Level: 13+

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Hush, Hush ! Despite starting a relationship with Patch, her guardian angel (whose title is the only angelic thing about him), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking good for Nora Grey. Aside from fearing her boyf riend is interested in her nemesis, Nora is haunted by images of her father and becomes obsessed with understanding his disappearance. As Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, she begins to wonder whether her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it. And since Patch isn't answering her questions, Nora has to start finding the answers on her own. But does she really want to know the truth--or will her desire for Patch outweigh any possible peace she could find? ...Show more

Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai

$16.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: 10+

In the summer of 2001, twelve year old Fadi's parents make the difficult decision to illegally leave Afghanistan and move the family to the United States. When their underground transport arrives at the rendezvous point, chaos ensues, and Fadi is left dragging his younger sister Mariam through the crush of people. But Mariam accidentally lets go of his hand and becomes lost in the crowd, just as Fadi is snatched up into the truck. With Taliban soldiers closing in, the truck speeds away, leaving Mariam behind. Adjusting to life in the United States isn't easy for Fadi's family and as the events of September 11th unfold the prospects of locating Mariam in a war torn Afghanistan seem slim. When a photography competition with a grand prize trip to India is announced, Fadi sees his chance to return to Afghanistan and find his sister. But can one photo really bring Mariam home? Based in part on the Ms. Senzai's husband's own experience fleeing his home in Soviet controlled Afghanistan in the 1970s, Shooting Kabul is a powerful story of hope, love, and perseverance. ...Show more

Sektion 20 by Paul Dowswell

$19.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: From 12

Alex lives in East Berlin. The cold war is raging and he and his family are forbidden to leave. But the longer he stays the more danger he is in. Alex is no longer pretending to be a model East German, and the Stasi has noticed. They are watching him. Alex is told that further education will be blocked to him. His summer job is mysteriously cancelled, and friends begin avoiding him. His parents start to realise that leaving the East may be the only option left to them, but getting across the Wall is practically impossible. And even if Alex and his family make it to the other side, will they be able to escape the reach of the Stasi? This is a tense, page-turning thriller that builds towards a terrifying showdown as powerful forces from the East and West converge. One false move will change everything for Alex and his family, for ever. ...Show more

Delirium (#1) by Lauren Oliver

$19.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Delirium Trilogy

'A dystopian Romeo and Juliet story that deserves to be as massive as Twilight' Stylist They say that the cure for love will make me happy and safe forever. And I've always believed them. Until now. There was a time when love was the most important thing in the world. People would go to the end of the earth to find it. They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it. But now love has been declared a dangerous disease. Everyone who turns eighteen must be immunised with a procedure called the Cure. Lena Haloway is looking forward to being able to live the safe, predictable life the government claims the cure will bring. But meeting Alex, an enigmatic boy from the Wilds, might just make her question everything she's been raised to believe. 'One of the most addictive books we've come across in ages . . . from one of the most exciting writers around' Heat ...Show more

Behemoth (Leviathan #2) by Scott Westerfeld

$17.99 NZD

Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Leviathan Trilogy | Reading Level: 13+

The Behemoth is the fiercest creature in the British navy. It can swallow enemy battleships with one bite. The Darwinists will need it, now that they are at war with the Clanker powers. Deryn is a girl posing as a boy in the British Air Service. Alek, the missing heir to an empire, is posing as a common er. Finally together aboard the airship Leviathan, they hope to bring the war to a halt. But when disaster strikes the Leviathan's peacekeeping mission, they find themselves alone and hunted in enemy territory. Alek and Deryn will need great skill, new allies, and brave hearts to face what's ahead. ...Show more