Browse by category
The House of Special Purpose by John Boyne
$28.99 NZD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer's son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin's bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the course of h ...Show more
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children
There's nothing unusual or different about the Brocket family - and they're keen to keep it that way. But when Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary. To his parents' horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats. Soon, the Brockets decide enough is eno ...Show more
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children
A warm, moving and imaginative tale of an unusual little boy struggling to be accepted for his differences, by the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or differe ...Show more
The Thief of Time by John Boyne
$28.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother's brutal murder. H ...Show more
This House is Haunted by John Boyne
$36.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing ...Show more
This House is Haunted by John Boyne
$26.99 NZD
Category: Fiction
1867. On a dark and chilling night Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing ...Show more
Water by John Boyne
$35.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past. But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she ha ...Show more