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Careful What You Wish for by Maureen McCarthy
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Ruth Craze thinks life can't get any worse. She fights with her brothers, her parents drive her mad and no one ever listens to her. So when Rodney the Rat suggests a way out, Ruth is ready to risk everything. Three wishes.Three chances to create her perfect life. A million ways to get it wrong.
Flash Jack by Maureen McCarthy
19.95 NZD
26.00 (23% off)
Category: Children Fiction
When burglars break in to Jack's house, they take all his stuff. Now, he's got no skateboard, no CDs, nothing. All his brothers do is fight his mum's going crazy, his dad's trying to set an example, but hey, who's interested? Then, Jack meets Diana. And, life is anything but boring. This title is suitab ...Show more
Ganglands by Maureen McCarthy
27.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: From 12 To 99
Kelly and Con are from different backgrounds, different cultures and despite their attraction to one another, are kept apart by conflict and circumstance. This is a story of love, conflict and choice. This title is for ages 15 and above.
In Between by Maureen McCarthy
24.95 NZD
28.00 (10% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 15 To 99
Each of these four stories explores some of the important issues for young Australians such as family, racism, ethnicity, and sexuality. 2004-2005 HSC ESL English prescribed text: Module A - Experience through language; Elective 2 - dialogue.
Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life by Maureen McCarthy
24.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
A compulsively readable story which has achieved classic status. Three very different girls from the same country town share an inner-city house during their first year out of school. 'Sometimes your life changes and you don't know why. A kind of shift happens. I remember thinking, well, that's over: e ...Show more
Rose By Any Other Name by Maureen McCarthy
19.99 NZD
21.99 (9% off)
Category: General Fiction
Rose is all packed up. She's got a van full of petrol and a stack of CDs. She's got a surfboard in the back and a secret that won't go away. But that's okay. She also has enough attitude to light up the night sky. Then her mother decides to come along...and Rose's road trip takes an unplanned U-turn, st ...Show more
Somebody's Crying by Maureen McCarthy
21.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Reading Level: 14+yrs
A murder in a country town is the backdrop for the story of three young people, Alice, Tom and Jonty, who are bound together because Alice's mother was murdered and Jonty is the suspect. This is a compulsive read from master storyteller Maureen McCarthy.
Stay with Me by Maureen McCarthy
28.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
The unforgettable story of a young woman finding the courage to escape her present, face her past and embrace her future, from the bestselling author of The Convent.
The Convent by Maureen McCarthy
21.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
A breathtaking novel that follows the hidden and intertwined lives of four young women as they face difficult, life-changing, impossible choices during the 1920s, 1960s, and the present 'I woke up with a feeling about today,' Stella says dreamily. 'Something truly amazing is going to happen.' 'To us or ...Show more
The Convent by Maureen McCarthy
28.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction
'I woke up with a feeling about today,' Stella says dreamily. 'Something truly amazing is going to happen.' 'To us or to the world?' I say. 'To you.' 'To me?' I laugh. 'Nothing ever happens to me, Stella.' 'But today it will.' 'Will it be good?' She looks thoughtful and then frowns. 'I ...I don't know.' ...Show more
When You Wake and Find Me Gone by Maureen McCarthy
21.95 NZD
29.00 (24% off)
Category: Fiction
So how did you meet him? I hear you asking. Was it love at first sight? Was he a fellow teacher? Did you meet in a pub?This might be hard to believe, but the first time I looked into your father's eyes, he was holding a gun to my head.But first, let me explain . . .
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