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The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. ...Show more
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
24.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. ...Show more
The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been h ...Show more
The Colour of the Sun (HB) by David Almond
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been hi ...Show more
The Dam by David Almond; Levi Pinfold (Illustrator)
27.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Walker Studio
A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award winners David Almond and Levi Pinfold. Kielder Water is a wild and beautiful place, rich in folk music and legend. Years ago, before a great dam was built to fill the valley with water, there were farms a ...Show more
The Fire-eaters by David Almond
19.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, breathed across a torch, and fire and fumes leapt from his lips. The air was filled with the scent of paraffin. He breathed again, a great high ...Show more
The Savage by David Almond
18.99 NZD
20.00 (5% off)
Category: Children Fiction
This is a uniquely presented, touching tale of grief, solace and hope from a master of contemporary storytelling and a visionary artist. Imagine you wrote a story and that story came true. This is exactly what happens to Blue Baker when he writes about a savage living alone in the woods near his home. A ...Show more
The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
In this hilarious yet touching story from the masterful, award-winning author of "Skellig, " life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket. Illustrations.
The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
22.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
A warm and witty tale from a master storyteller, author of Carnegie Medal-winning Skellig and internationally bestseller The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas Bert and Betty Brown have got themselves a little angel. Bert found him in his top pocket when he was driving his bus. Bert and Betty’s friends think h ...Show more
The Tightrope Walkers by David Almond
30.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
'I was born in a hovel on the banks of the Tyne...'. Dominic Hall grows up in the sixties on a brand-new estate, along with the other families who escaped the river. But the Tyne is still an overwhelming presence, and most of the fathers work in the shipyards. Dom is torn between his new mates: Holly St ...Show more
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean by David Almond
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: 13+
This tale is told by one that died at birth, by one that came into the world in days of endless war at the moment of disaster. Billy Dean is a secret child, growing up in the dark heart of Blinkbonny. He has a beautiful young mother and a father who arrives at night carrying the scent of incense and c ...Show more