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1788: The Brutal Truth Of The First Fleet by David Hill
29.99 NZD
Category: History
"An extraordinary narrative history of the First Fleet, by the bestselling author of The Forgotten Children. Never before or since has there been an experiment quite as bold as this. Set against the backdrop of Georgian England with its peculiar mix of elegance, prosperity, progress and squalor, the sto ...Show more
Below by David Hill
21.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A nerve-wracking underground adventure from a master storyteller . . . Caught in a tunnel collapse, Liam and Imogen have to use all their wits to survive in this gripping novel for readers eight years and up. When you stood deep inside the tunnel, you could hear the mountain groaning overhead. That's ...Show more
Black Day (Kiwi Bites) by David Hill & Lotte Wotherspoon (ill.)
9.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Kiwi Bites S.
Ms Li's class is getting ready for the Science Fair and Chad, Jordan, Zoe and Keisha want to come up with a mind-blowing project. With the help of Chad's eccentric Auntie Kym, they decide to try and make a Black Hole! But class bully Shaun Simpson, whose dad always gives him special stuff for his projec ...Show more
Bodies and Soul by David Hill
16.99 NZD
18.99 (10% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Skin Stealers! Global are taking skin from hospital patients to make new faces for rich uppers. Don't let them take you! By 2025 machines and computers have replaced many working humans. Without jobs, people have drifted from country to country. Then Government money for the unemployed dries up and scho ...Show more
Brave Company by David Hill
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Boy Seaman Russell Purchas is stationed on HMNZS Taupo. It's 1952, and the frigate has just entered hostile waters off the coast of Korea. Russell is determined to prove he is a hero, to shake off the shadow of his spineless uncle who died in the Second World War. Russell doesn't have to wait long to be ...Show more
Close to the Wind by David B Hill
40.00 NZD
Category: History
In May 1940, a group of Auckland yachtsmen who were members of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve left for the war. Leonard Hill, a young Maori sailor, and his friends arrived in Singapore under siege. Playing to their strengths as small boat sailors, they manned fast motor launches, raiding and rescuing ...Show more
Coastwatcher by David Hill
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
No training could have prepared Frank for a dangerous coastwatching mission against the Japanese in this tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific, from award-winning author David Hill. 'It's not going to be a cushy job, young Benson. You're on your own. Japs will ...Show more
Cold Comfort by David Hill
19.95 NZD
25.00 (20% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Craig Dawson relishes the idea of spending a few days mountain climbing with his uncle. Unfortunately, the only way there is by helicopter, flown by Fitz, Hawk-Air's youngest pilot, together with the company owner's annoyingly perfect daughter. The combination can only spell disaster. NZ Children's Book ...Show more
Dinosaur Hunter: Joan Wiffen's Awesome Fossil Discoveries by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
25.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
The remarkable true story of science superstar Joan Wiffen, whose fossil discoveries proved that dinosaurs lived in ancient New Zealand. Once there was a clever girl who liked searching for interesting things on the ground. She wanted to know why shells could be found in rocks so far away from the sea. ...Show more
Duet by David Hill
17.00 NZD
21.00 (19% off)
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
This novel tackles the topic of teenage sex. Kallum plays Blues guitar and thinks classical music is for losers. But when his mate Saul asks him to play a duet for the youth orchestra he agrees to give it a go. Soon he finds himself enjoying the challenging music and the company of his duet partner, the ...Show more