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Along Blueskin Road by James Norcliffe
$25.00 NZD
Category: World poetry
A collection of poems by James Norcliffe. Along Blueskin Road is a rich and diverse collection of poems from one of New ZealandâÂÂs leading poets. Whether tender, lyrical, quirky or comic, the poems are invariably richly imaginative and beautifully crafted. Many of the poems were written in Dune ...Show more
Dark Days at the Oxygen Cafe by James Norcliffe
$25.00 NZD
Category: World poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
James Norcliffe is one of New Zealand's most widely published and anthologised poets. In Dark Days at the Oxygen Cafe, he looks over the shoulders of many characters and creatures, both real and imagined, and takes us deep into uncanny valleys. Poems about Seneca and James Dean sit alongside poems about ...Show more
Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page by Selected by Siobhan Harvey, James Norcliffe & Harry Ricketts
$45.00 NZD
Category: World poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
A must-have poetry companion for all lovers of New Zealand poetry New Zealanders adore poetry, and this expertly selected and handsomely packaged collection of over 150 poems published since the 1950s shows exactly why: New Zealand poetry is, by turns, distinctive, affecting, joyous, revealing, moving, ...Show more
Felix and the Red Rats by James Norcliffe
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: very good
Fantasy, adventure and realism combine in a junior fiction novel by an award-winning writer. When David's uncle comes to visit he sets off a bizarre series of events. Things become complicated when the pet rats turn bright red. David senses that somehow the red rats are connected to the story he is read ...Show more
Ko Aotearoa Tatou / We Are New Zealand - an anthology by Michelle Elvy; Paula Morris; James Norcliffe
$39.95 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15 March 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared: 'We are all New Zealanders.' These words resonated, an instant meme that asserted our national diversity and inclusiveness and, at the same time, issued a rebuke to hatred and divisiveness. K ...Show more
The Enchanted Flute by James Norcliffe
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Reading Level: very good
A flute that will only play one mysterious song? A strange old man in a wheel chair somehow rejuvenated by this music? A leap from a window into a strange and often frightening world where nobody can be trusted and from which there seems to be no escape? The Enchanted Flute sweeps Becky Pym and Johnny C ...Show more
The Frog Prince by James Norcliffe
$36.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
A disappearance. An infatuation. The Frog Prince is an intriguing, multi-layered novel giving us a story, within a story, within a story. We might recall the kiss between the frog prince and the princess, but not necessarily the part where the princess angrily flings the frog against the wall. What was ...Show more
The Loblolly Boy (#1) by James Norcliffe
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: The Loblolly Boy
When he turned around I could see the spread of the feathery green wings that sprouted from his shoulders, beautiful waving wings. I felt as if I were suddenly on a different planet. Part of me wanted to drop to my knees. ''Who are you?'' I gasped. The loblolly boy has the gift of flight. He is invisibl ...Show more
The Loblolly Boy and the Sorcerer (#2) by James Norcliffe
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: The Loblolly Boy | Reading Level: very good
The Loblolly boy wants his old life back and his plight is all the more poignant for his searching. In this stunning junior fiction fantasy sequel to The Loblolly Boy, Michael convinces the unhappy boy at the Great Hall to Exchange with him once again, and Michael begins a magical journey home. Complica ...Show more
The Revenge of the Tooth Fairy (#1 Mallory, Mallory) by James Norcliffe
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
When Mallory and her sidekick Arthur kidnap the tooth fairy, they get more than they bargained for in this sparkling fantasy adventure novel for children. Mallory is a nasty piece of work. Her one friend is Arthur, who only puts up with her because he has no one else. When Mallory loses a tooth, she co ...Show more
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