Holiday Reading 2003

New Zealand Fiction for Younger Readers

Bottin, Janet The truth about Toffee
Skye must save her beloved Riding for the Disabled horse Toffee, so she organises a petition.
Brown, Benjamin The thief of colours = Te tahae o nga tae
Pukeko is tired of the dull, dreary swamp where she is living with her new family, so she sets out to collect some colours to brighten the place up. Unfortunately, the owners of the colours don't take kindly to her thieving ways and she soon has a battle on her hands.
Hill, David No big deal
The 'short' jokes and comments are starting to really get to Todd. But now he and his friends are trapped in a cave after a flash flood and, just maybe, Todd's smallness will be the solution to a terrible dilemma. A title in the Kiwi Bites series.
Cowley, Joy Agapanthus Hum and the angel hoot
When she loses a tooth, Agapanthus discovers that she can make an angel hoot by blowing through the hole in her smile.
Long, Don The battlefield = Te tahuna
When a family moves onto a farm, they discover that there is a battlefield on the property. At first the children play in the overgrown rifle pits and trenches, but, gradually they begin to wonder what really happened there.
McIvor, Jennifer Tane's weta = Ngā weta a Tane
Mahy, Margaret Wait for me!
A collection of stories brimming with bird children, kind wizards, kings in broom cupboards, butterflies, goats, kites, woodland creatures and other delights. The stories in this book have appeared in many anthologies in many countries over the years. This is a companion volume to Wonderful me !
Nagelkerke, Bill Going Bananas
Reuben thinks that his little brother Matt ruins everything, at home, at the mall, at the magic show. He's told him to get lost so often, but now a wave of hot and cold fear grips Reuben. A title in the Kiwi Bites series.
Pulford, Elizabeth The Christmas – hiccup - play
Abbey's wish has come true - she is going to be Angel Gabriel in the school play. But on the night of the performance she has a terrible fright and begins to hiccup, and hiccup, and hiccup. A title in the Kiwi Bites series.
Samuela, Maria The secret game plan, and other stories
A collection of five short stories by a Cook Islands writer. Set in and around school and family situations the stories take small domestic or playground incidents and shape them into convincing narratives.
Storylines: the anthology
edited by Tessa Duder
Taylor, William Albert
The most valuable treasure Joey and his mother ever found at the dump was Albert, a very surprising cat. A title in the Kiwi Bites series.
Werry, Philippa The lost watch
Henry borrows his father's watch but leaves it at school over the weekend.