Tui Street Tales
Tui Street Tales

Author: Anne Kayes

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781775434726

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¿The bird flapped its wings and rose into the air, its long, white-feathered tuft flowing from its neck like a beard. Louie felt the world tilt beneath him. He held on tightly to Cloudbird¿s neck, as his house and Tui Street became smaller¿¿ There is something mysterious happening on Tui Street. One by one, the Tui Street friends are swept up in a series of adventures, each with a strangely familiar fairy-tale feel.

Tui Street Heroes
Tui Street Heroes

Author: Anne Kayes

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9780473489717

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Who can help when you're faced with vicious creatures that are meant to be extinct or people who don't care whether you live or die? The Tui Street kids are writing `hero's journey' stories at school, but soon find themselves involved in adventures more difficult than they could ever have imagined. From award-winning New Zealand author, Anne Kayes, creator of Tui Street Tales and winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award, 2016. The kids from Tui Street make a welcome return as more awe-inspiring adventures await readers looking for a little - a lot - of magic. - Dionne Christian, Canvas, NZ Herald. This is a stand-alone book and therefore you do not have to have read the first book, Tui Street Tales, however, we recommend you do.

In Our Own Backyard
In Our Own Backyard

Author: Anne Kayes

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9781988538747

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"It's March 2020 and Liza, her husband and two teenage children are at home in Auckland in level-four lockdown due to Covid-19. Reflections with her family around the dining table inspire Liza to reflect on another challenging time in history nearly forty years before when the South African Springbok rugby team toured New Zealand. Casting her memory back to 1981, Liza recalls her life as a fifteen-year-old, including her first love, friendships, first-hand experiences of racism, and what it means and what it costs to find your voice and use it. In Our Own Backyard is a startling, confronting portrait of a society divided..."--Publisher's description.

Scarfie Flats of Dunedin
Scarfie Flats of Dunedin

Author: Sarah Gallagher

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780995110441

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Sarah Gallagher shares some of the stories of these flats, how they got their names, who lived in them and what life was like there.

Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #4)
Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #4)

Author: Tui T. Sutherland

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1338728547

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The #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars to new heights in the fourth graphic novel adaptation! In the shadows, trouble is brewing . . .When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe, he hopes to at least discover some of the long-held NightWing secrets -- what magical powers they really have, who they're allied with in the war, and where they've been living all this time.But the truth about Starflight's tribe is more terrible than he ever imagined: Not only do the NightWings live in a dark, miserable place, but they've imprisoned several innocent RainWings there, too. Stranded and alone, Starflight only wants to get back to his friends. But the fate of two kingdoms now rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave . . . before it's too late.

ANZAC Heroes
ANZAC Heroes

Author: Maria Gill

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781775433637

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Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during World War One and Two. Read the biographies of ANZAC soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver and a humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. ANZAC Heroes includes famous soldiers such as New Zealand's double Victoria Cross recipient Charles Upham, and much-honoured Australian Hughie Edwards. You will also find not-so-well known indigenous soldiers, Albert Knight from Australia and Peter Buck from New Zealand, and brave females Olive King, Joice Loch, and New Zealander, Dr Jessie Scott.

Punky Aloha
Punky Aloha

Author: Shar Tuiasoa

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2022-05-03

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780063079236

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Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpected adventures! Punky loves to do a lot of things--except meeting new friends. She doesn't feel brave enough. So when her grandmother asks her to go out and grab butter for her famous banana bread, Punky hesitates. But with the help of her grandmother's magical sunglasses, and with a lot of aloha in her heart, Punky sets off on a BIG adventure for the very first time. Will she be able to get the butter for grandma? Punky Aloha is a Polynesian girl who carries her culture in her heart and in everything she does. Kids will love to follow this fun character all over the island of O'ahu.

A Tale of Magic...
A Tale of Magic...

Author: Chris Colfer

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 0316523496

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This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe, perfect for both new and longtime fans! When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed, so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility. But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry, Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic! Adventure comes with a price, however, and when Madame Weatherberry is called away to attend to an important problem she doesn't return. Do Brystal and her classmates have what it takes to stop a sinister plot that risks the fate of the world, and magic, forever? Fall in love with an all-new series from Chris Colfer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories, filled with adventure, imagination, and wonderfully memorable characters both familiar and new. A #1 New York Times bestsellerAn IndieBound bestseller A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller Don't miss: A TALE OF WITCHCRAFT...

Chaucer's Frame Tales
Chaucer's Frame Tales

Author: Jörg O. Fichte

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780859912358

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Studies principally concerned with the nature and source of Chaucerian comedy: 'There is much to profit by here. 'STUDIES IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER

Australian Tales
Australian Tales

Author: Marcus Clarke

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13:

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Although born in Britain, Clarke emigrated to Australia and married an Australian actress. He had a short life, dying of pleurisy at age 35. Nonetheless, he wrote several books including histories of aspects of Tasmania and horror stories set in Australia. Australian Tales includes a number of biographical sketches, describing the circumstances of his life.