Book Awards: the Junior Fiction finalists
As the next instalment in our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked the five finalists of the...
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Interview with Des Hunt: To Trap a Thief
Fossils, e-bikes, sci-fi movies, teenage hoons, an abandoned mine, step-grandparents, a big Lotto win in a small kiwi town and one of the...
THE SAMPLING: The Very Annoying Ghost
Ricky’s family buy a mansion in a trendy suburb, with panoramic views of the city. Too good to be true… Yep, a real bargain. But this...
THE SAMPLING: Rafferty Ferret: Ratbag
Rafferty is an orphan, raised by monks. Misfortune strikes and he is outcast, and must fend for himself. He uses his cunning and charm to...
THE SAMPLING: The Trespassers Club, a new kids' novel
When her family moves suburbs, Laura discovers an old abandoned house on her street. It seems like the perfect hideout, but something –...
2018 End-of-Year Shopping List: Junior Fiction
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas – or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...
Book Reviews: NZ Junior & Middle Fiction
Teacher Rachel Moore reviews five New Zealand junior fiction titles, including the first two in a new series by Maureen Crisp, the first...
Across the Ditch: Jacqueline Harvey
One day on Twitter, Jane Bloomfield discovered that mega bestselling Australian author Jacqueline Harvey was setting up to move in just...
Book Quiz: Sunny, Rainy, Windy, Snowy Weather
Weather. We can't avoid it. And right now, after six weeks of glorious warm weather that we never complained about, no siree Bob no...
Writing Funny Junior Fiction: Serious Business
When we asked if Suzanne Main would write an article about funny books for kids, her reaction was, ‘What do I know about funny books? I...
2017 Christmas Shopping List: Junior Fiction
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...
Darryn Joseph: Kaituhi, kaita pikitia, kaiako
Today Kura Rutherford introduces Dr Darryn Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto), a writer, dad, illustrator, comic collector and Māori language...
Book Reviews: The Wonderling & Nevermoor
While most of our reviews are of NZ titles, occasionally we check out what is being hyped overseas. Each of these titles are the stars of...
Stacy Gregg and Kelly Wilson talk horse writing
Ridiculously prolific pony writers Kelly Wilson and Stacy Gregg each take a very different approach to their work but at the heart, their...
The Sampling: How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot
An excerpt from Suzanne Main's How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot, a Junior Fiction novel that tells the tale of how Michael's desire to get...
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