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Dark Days at the Oxygen Cafe by James Norcliffe
25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
James Norcliffe is one of New Zealand's most widely published and anthologised poets. In Dark Days at the Oxygen Cafe, he looks over the shoulders of many characters and creatures, both real and imagined, and takes us deep into uncanny valleys. Poems about Seneca and James Dean sit alongside poems about ...Show more
Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page by Selected by Siobhan Harvey, James Norcliffe & Harry Ricketts
45.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
A must-have poetry companion for all lovers of New Zealand poetry New Zealanders adore poetry, and this expertly selected and handsomely packaged collection of over 150 poems published since the 1950s shows exactly why: New Zealand poetry is, by turns, distinctive, affecting, joyous, revealing, moving, ...Show more
Felix and the Red Rats by James Norcliffe
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Fantasy, adventure and realism combine in a junior fiction novel by an award-winning writer. When David's uncle comes to visit he sets off a bizarre series of events. Things become complicated when the pet rats turn bright red. David senses that somehow the red rats are connected to the story he is read ...Show more
Ko Aotearoa Tatou / We Are New Zealand - an anthology by Michelle Elvy; Paula Morris; James Norcliffe
39.95 NZD
Category: Cultural History | Reading Level: near fine
In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15 March 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared: 'We are all New Zealanders.' These words resonated, an instant meme that asserted our national diversity and inclusiveness and, at the same time, issued a rebuke to hatred and divisiveness. K ...Show more
Leaving the Red Zone: Poems From the Canterbury Earthquakes by edited by James Norcliffe and Joanna Preston
48.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
More than 400,000 peopleMore than 14,000 earthquakes5 yearsPeople talked about quake brain, but theCanterbury earthquakes, despite or becauseof this, generated amazing bursts of creativity:music, dance, astonishing street art; and poetry.Leaving the Red Zone is a rich and wide-rangingcollection showcasi ...Show more
Letter to 'Oumuamua by James Norcliffe
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
In this wry and witty collection -- addressed to the first interstellar object ever to be detected in our solar system -- James Norcliffe applies a cool, clear eye to human life on Earth. Our foibles and absurdities are laid bare, but so too is the human capacity for love, desire, sorrow and regret. Nor ...Show more
Re-Draft 2003 by Alan Bunn & James Norcliffe (Editors)
25.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Out of print, advised October 2007. Gothic horror, Australian sporting terrorism, drug running, intense sexual love, Star Wars, misunderstood youths, a Greek myth updated - "Re-draft 2002" shows teenagers writing effectively, freee from restrictions in length, content and language. Often gritty and funn ...Show more
Service Stations and Other Liminal Spaces by Tessa Duder; James Norcliffe; Glyn Strange
35.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Collection of poetry and short stories written by teenagers conveying the attitudes of young New Zealanders. Suggested level: senior secondary.
The Enchanted Flute by James Norcliffe
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A flute that will only play one mysterious song? A strange old man in a wheel chair somehow rejuvenated by this music? A leap from a window into a strange and often frightening world where nobody can be trusted and from which there seems to be no escape? The Enchanted Flute sweeps Becky Pym and Johnny C ...Show more
The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe
36.00 NZD
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A disappearance. An infatuation. The Frog Prince is an intriguing, multi-layered novel giving us a story, within a story, within a story. We might recall the kiss between the frog prince and the princess, but not necessarily the part where the princess angrily flings the frog against the wall. What was ...Show more
The Loblolly Boy (#1) by James Norcliffe
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Loblolly Boy
When he turned around I could see the spread of the feathery green wings that sprouted from his shoulders, beautiful waving wings. I felt as if I were suddenly on a different planet. Part of me wanted to drop to my knees. ''Who are you?'' I gasped. The loblolly boy has the gift of flight. He is invisibl ...Show more
The Loblolly Boy and the Sorcerer (#2) by James Norcliffe
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Loblolly Boy | Reading Level: very good
The Loblolly boy wants his old life back and his plight is all the more poignant for his searching. In this stunning junior fiction fantasy sequel to The Loblolly Boy, Michael convinces the unhappy boy at the Great Hall to Exchange with him once again, and Michael begins a magical journey home. Complica ...Show more