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1918: Broken Poppies (Kiwis at War) by Des Hunt
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Kiwis at War
Four Christmases have passed since the world went to war in 1914. Struggling to survive in the trenches, close to enemy lines, amid the terror of gunfire and the whine of warplanes, Kiwi soldier Henry Hunt rescues a shaken little dog. He has no idea he'll soon be facing a disciplinary hearing. To Henry' ...Show more
Cody's Unexpected Catch by Des Hunt
Category: Early Reader
Cody and Wiri are surprised to find their whitebait is actually redbait and greenbait and purplebait. But bigger surprises are in store when a stranger comes to the beach and their holiday turns deadly. An outdoors adventure, featuring colour illustrations, for readers aged 7 to 10 years from the au ...Show more
Cool Nukes by Des Hunt
Category: Middle Readers
Take one cutting-edge science professor. Add two shocking laboratory explosions. Mix in an avalanche of cryptic messages and three science-geek students-and you have the recipe for a nuclear device that could solve all of humankind's energy problems! Max, Jian Xin and Cleo are making something spectacul ...Show more
Red Edge by Des Hunt
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Twelve-year-old Cassi Whelan and her dad have just moved into a repaired house on the edge of Christchurch's Red Zone. Although Cassi was only four when earthquakes decimated Christchurch, her memories still haunt her. An obsessive runner, she finds the wide-open spaces of the cleared Red Zone suit her ...Show more
Sunken Forest by Des Hunt
Category: Young Adult
Sent to live with his grandmother in Hastings after his father is jailed, Matt becomes the victim of bad friends and false accusations. Sent off on a military-style school camp to the wilds of Lake Waikaremoana, Matt again gets in trouble for something he didn't do, and is unjustly punished. Not allowed ...Show more
The Phantom of Terawhiti by Des Hunt
Category: Teenage/Young Adult Fiction
It's the school holidays and Zac thinks he might go crazy with boredom. He's living in exile with his disgraced father on the remote Terawhiti Station on Wellington's wild southwest coast. Then Zac and his dad witness a boat sink during a storm. Investigating further, Zac finds a set of unusual animal ...Show more
The Tooth by Des Hunt
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Tim Thomas is searching for dinosaur fossils in the hills above Pounamu, his grandparent's sheep station. His mum drowned when he was four, leaving Tim with only a vague memory of her - and of a large tooth embedded in rock. But time is against him as he races to find the exact spot where the tooth lies ...Show more
To Trap a Thief by Des Hunt
Category: Middle Readers
A man who hands out $100 notes like they were peanuts. A small-town loser robbed of a big lottery win. A young woman held against her will. Liars, thieves, scammers, hijackers ... Connor expects little from his campervan holiday with the elderly couple who are soon to be his step-grandparents. 'Mega bor ...Show more
What Makes People Tick - How to Understand Yourself and Others by Des Hunt
Category: Self-Help
This is Australia's quiet best-selling book and practical guide to self-discovery and personal growth. In it you will discover: - Your own personality style and the style of those you live and work with - How to see yourself as others see you - The strengths, shortcomings and hidden talents of the diffe ...Show more
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