Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg
Category: Poppies Hot Picks This Month | Reading Level: near fine
Nine Girls is a page-turning adventure from Stacy Gregg, one of Aotearoa's most internationally successful and locally awarded writers.An epic story woven with suspense by Pony Club Secrets and The Princess and the Foal author Stacy Gregg.They dug a hole and they put the box filled with gold inside it.T ...Show more
The Grimmelings by Rachael King
Category: Chapter Books
The same evening Josh Underhill went missing, the black horse appeared on the hill above the house. Thirteen-year-old Ella knows that words are powerful. So she should have known better than to utter a wish and a curse on the same day, even in jest. When the boy she has cursed goes missing, in the same ...Show more
The Wild Robot Protects (#3 The Wild Robot) by Peter Brown
Category: Chapter Books | Series: The Wild Robot
The enchanting new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling THE WILD ROBOT series from award-winning author-illustrator Peter Brown, packed full of glorious illustrations.Roz the robot has made an unlikely home for herself on an idyllic island dense with forests, wildflowers and friendly animal inh ...Show more
The Blunders by David Walliams
Category: Chapter Books
Absurd and hilarious, The Blunders is David Walliams’ funniest book yet – a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history! A hugely entertaining adventure that combines timeless, nonstop comedy, the wild inventiveness of comics, a crumbling old house and a madcap family full ...Show more
Finding Bear (HB #2 The Last Bear) by Hannah Gold
Category: Chapter Books
The unmissable follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold and perfect for readers 8+. April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear.When April hears that a ...Show more
The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found by Jordan Lees
Category: Poppies Hot Picks This Month
Discover a world of magic and secrets, friendship and unimaginable quests in this spectacular new fantasy series from the most exciting new voice in children's books. A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek believes in science, l ...Show more
Mim and the Vicious Vendetta (The Travelling Bookshop #5) by Katrina Nannestad
Category: Chapter Books | Series: The\Travelling Bookshop Ser.
The right book might just change your life ... Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most ... the place where the perfect book will find its way home. Now Mim has arrived ...Show more
The 156-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
Category: Chapter Books | Reading Level: very good
Andy and Terry are celebrating Christmas in their 156-storey treehouse which now has 13 new storeys, including an aquarium wonderland, a wishing well, a world record breaking level, a TV quiz show hosted by Quizzy the quizzical quizbot, a lost property office, a lost sausage office, a super-stinky stuff ...Show more
The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man #12) by Dav Pilkey
Category: Poppies Hot Picks This Month | Series: Dog Man Ser.
P.U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who's reluctantly pulled back into a life of cr ...Show more
Take Me to Your Leader by Leonie Agnew
Category: Chapter Books
Can Lucas pull off staging an alien encounter and save his tiny country school from closure? A madcap novel by an award-winning author for readers 8 years and older. Eleven-year-old Lucas has got a new worry to add to his long, long list - his rural school is on the Ministry of Education's list for ...Show more
Who's Who and What's Where in the Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Category: Chapter Books
Explore the vast, surprising and silly world of the Treehouse with your expert tour guides, Andy and Terry. There are so many things to know. And so many things you didn't know you didn't know! This guide to the Treehouse is full of trivia, fun facts and behind-the-scenes details about all 169 levels, a ...Show more
The World's Worst Monsters by David Walliams
Category: Chapter Books | Series: World's Worst Ser.
Dare you enter the world of MONSTERS? The beloved World's Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You've met the world's worst children, the world's worst parents, the world's worst teachers and the world's worst pets - but are you ready for the world's worst monsters? If you don't like ghosts, ...Show more