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2017
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Gods of the Mountain Christopher Keene Format: ebook Accused of murder, Faulk is on the run after his chance at redemption went horribly wrong. He finds himself allied with the mysterious Yuweh, a woman sent by her gods to capture an assassin who is spreading forbidden magic. |
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Deep in the Shallows J.L. O’Rourke Format: paperback | ebook A romantic mystery set in New Zealand. Andrea North is looking forward to a job at Lake Waihola as a way to escape from a man who tried to control her life, but an easy task is soon complicated by a house with a secret hoard, dead birds, and a close encounter with a callous but good looking pig hunter. When the campground dog pulls a gruesome object from the lake, Andy discovers who she can trust as the police and the pig hunter involve her in their hunt for a missing man. |
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Hidden Traps: A Writer’s Guide to Protecting your Online Platform Judy L. Mohr Format: paperback | ebook There are so many different elements that go into forming an online platform, but there are many traps that writers are unaware of. Are your social media posts just links with a few disjointed words, making you look like someone who can’t complete a sentence? Were you hit with charges you never expected when you created that website? Are you leaking your personal contact details across the web without even knowing it? |
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Wish Upon a Southern Star Edited by Shelley Chappell The Southern Cross shines high above a fairy tale wood. Come step inside. Drink dew from the leaves with tiny Tommelise. Eat egg sandwiches with a toothy young troll. Escape with Rapunzel. Trick Rumpelstiltskin. Shiver in the snow. Climb the beanstalk. Pray to the Piper. Be a cat. In and out of the wood, whether in this world or another, these stories will take you to new places. Explore how far you can go in this anthology of twenty-one fairy tale retellings by New Zealand and Australian authors. |
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The Ipswich Witch Robinne Weiss Format: paperback | ebook A weekend at the beach goes terribly wrong when Pearl and Otto’s parents disappear. The kindly Miss Brisket, owner of the Bed and Breakfast where they are staying, assures them everything is fine, but strange things start happening, and soon the children are in a race against time to save both their parents and Miss Brisket from the local witches coven. |
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Back in the Game (Dream Saga, bk 2) Christopher Keene Format: ebook Noah has survived his time trapped in the virtual reality of the Dream State game and his body is on the road to recovery. His mind, however, cannot put the past behind him, knowing the company that ruined his life has escaped justice. With the evidence he needs to convict them held on a Transfer Orb hidden in the Dream State, Noah returns to help his friends reclaim it. However, someone has already beaten him to the punch. |
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The Dragon Slayers Son Robinne Weiss Format: paperback | ebook Nathan is shocked to learn that his father is dead, and even more shocked to learn that he died in the line of duty as a dragon slayer. Everything he thought he knew about his father was a lie. But he has no time to think about what it means before he is whisked away to the Alexandra School of Heroic Arts to train as his father’s successor. |
2016
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Once Upon a Wash Matty Angel Format: paperback Late one night, I heard a strange sound… and followed my favorite pink striped sock into another world. A very scary world… “Once Upon a Wash” is a delightful story-poem written by autistic poet, Matty Angel, and illustrated by Angela Oliver. |
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Stuck in the Game (2016) (Dream Saga, bk 1) Christopher Keene Format: ebook After a terrible car crash puts seventeen-year-old Noah Newbolt into a coma, he is hooked up to the innovative Dream Engine—a virtual reality helmet that immerses the player in an online fantasy game. |
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Beauty’s Songbook (2016) R. J. Vickers Format: ebook When ten and ten years have swiftly gone by, These five luckless children will come back to die. So goes the curse of Castle Fayne. Desperate for a child, the queen of Fayne Forest unleashes an ancient, evil magic, which casts her home into shadow and promises the doom of her son and four other children born within the castle walls. Any soul who leaves the castle will be drawn inexorably back…and unless the curse is undone, it will claim five innocent lives. |
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Devolve: the Wolf (2016) (Devolve, bk 1) Mike Hooper Format: paperback | ebook Spending your life underground isn’t living, it’s surviving. As an orphan born in the depths of the Burrows, Foren has spent his life dreaming of this day. Amongst a group of unlikely friends, he’ll step foot on the Surface for the very first time. Together, they’ll pay their dues to the Burrows as they search for what’s needed to keep the human race alive. They don’t exactly know what they’re looking for, what they do find … will change them forever. |
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Rogue Magic (Natural Order, bk 2) R. J. Vickers Format: paperback | ebook Just before Tristan returns for his second year at the Lair, he wakes to the smell of smoke. His house is on fire, and he suspects Darla Merridy is involved. His professors think otherwise. |
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A Glint of Exoskeleton (2016) Robinne Weiss Format: ebook | paperback For over hundred years, humans have battled mosquitoes with pesticides. Now, the mosquitoes are fighting back. And only one girl, and her cockroach sidekick, can stop them. |
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The Water Kingdom (2016) Deborah Gray Format: paperback | ebook For seventeen-year-old Nell, life is about to take a chilling turn. Raised by a workaholic uncle and used to being over looked in a crowd, Nell has found life to be rather dull and uneventful…Until the day of a school field trip out to White Shell Lagoon. Going against her nature, Nell bends a rule – and makes a shocking discovery. |
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The Uncontrollable Slingshot (2016) (Sabrina Summers bk 3) Michele McConnochie Format: paperback | ebook Sabrina Summers and her friends return to Dralfynia in their final saga, and face their biggest battle yet – all out war between their rag-tag army and Beast and his followers . Will the Beast’s true identity be revealed? Will he win the throne he wants so badly? And will he lose any more fingers? Finish the quest with Sabrina in the scariest, funniest and most moving of her adventures. |
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The Star Wars LEGO Minifigure Catalog (2016) Chris Bartneck Format: paperback This catalog presents high quality photographs of all Star Wars LEGO Minifigures. The around 735 Minifigures are organized by an innovative nomenclature that makes it easy to identify Minifigures, including detailed headshots and prices. |
2015
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The Natural Order (2015) (Natural Order, bk 1) R. J. Vickers Format: paperback | ebook After a car crash destroys the only thing he truly cared for, Tristan Fairholm has nearly given up when a mysterious woman appears and offers him a place at her school. As Tristan and his new friends learn to extract and shape raw magic, they begin to fear that all is not as it seems. When a vandal threatens the school, Tristan must decide if his freedom is more important than his morals. |
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Carnage of Acts (2015) (Amulet of CHRIST bk 1) Robert Silberbauer Format: paperback | ebook Marble City is a beautiful place nestled away from the dangers and unknown of the world. For the youngest prince of this city, Terbino, this has been all he knows. His life is peaceful, simple and full of joy with lasting friendships. It isn’t until his father passes away from illness and he is named heir to the throne that his harmony is shattered. |
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The Uncomfortable Glass Slippers (2015) (Sabrina Summers bk 2) Michele McConnochie Format: paperback | ebook Sabrina Summers returns to Dralfynia, and she’s not happy! This time, she finds that she’s Prince Charming, a boy, and her life is in danger, again. Follow her and her friends and brother as they take on the quest to find the most uncomfortable glass slippers ever and maybe, just maybe, do something to make a difference to the people in Dralfynia. |
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The Uncooperative Flying Carpet (2015) (Sabrina Summers bk 1) Michele McConnochie Format: paperback | ebook | for dyslexics Have ever wanted to visit a strange and mystical land because you thought it would be more exciting than going to school or doing chores? Take Sabrina Summers’ advice – don’t. A simple spying expedition following her new stepmother led Sabrina and her friends to the land of Dralfynia where they were forced to battle goblins, talking trees and witches. Supported by only a flatulent unicorn and her own wits, Sabrina finds herself having to become a leader, confront her fear of rats and help her group find its way back home. |
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The Ideal Order (2015) Christoph Bartneck Format: paperback | ebook Dr. Rob Park’s life is out of order. His estranged wife is leaving him, the relationship to his daughters is strained and his academic career is at a dead end. He escapes into the cult of LEGO and the study of classification systems. By sorting his collection of LEGO bricks he reconnects to his daughters and he maintains his sobriety while maneuvering in the bizarre world of academia. Prof. Dr. Smith and his newly found Adult Fans Of LEGO help him to find a new structure for himself, his brick collection and his family. |
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Good Grief (2015) Olwynne Cade Format: ebook You’re alive, well and life is good. So is ‘now’ the best time to plan for the unthinkable? You bet it is. Planning a funeral service comes when we are least prepared, so it makes sense to put plans in place that will help you through one of life’s most challenging times. Good Grief – An Inspirational Guide to Planning a Funeral Service will help to aid your grieving process. |
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Agatha by Airmail (2015) J.L. O’Rourke Format: picturebook | ebook Ben and Lucy have bought a special present for Aunty Wendy – but how do they send it to her? |
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Chains of Blood (2015) (Severn Series bk 2) J.L. O’Rourke Format: paperback | ebook Riley Lowe is backstage at another show, faced with all sorts of problems including a boy actor who is a spoilt little brat. When her personal vampires arrive to help, Riley thinks everything has suddenly got better, until the boy disappears. Will the vampire’s special skills be enough and how long will it be before Riley turns in to a vampire? |
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Blood in the Wings (2015) (Severn Series bk 1) J.L. O’Rourke Format: paperback | ebook Vampires and murder backstage in a Christchurch theatre. |
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David Tremain and the Lost Horses (2015) (David Tremain bk 3) F.D. Tanner Format: ebook After helping Montrose School win the Trans Tasman Interschool Equestrian Trophy and finding the missing black opals that Rebecca’s grandfather was accused of stealing, David and his teammates have to return urgently to New Zealand: Jake, the snake, Gibson has gone missing and so has David’s horse, Midnight. |
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David Tremain and the Lost Opals (2015) (David Tremain bk 2) F.D. Tanner Format: ebook David is chosen as captain for the school equestrian team and travels to Melbourne to compete. Here, he and Alex befriend Rebecca, a girl trying to clear her grandfather’s name and recover the lost opals that he had been accused of stealing. |
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David Tremain and the Lost Tribe (2015) (David Tremain bk 1) F.D. Tanner Format: ebook After an equestrian accident, David Tremain passes out from pain and travels back 400 years in time to become a Maori boy called Rawiri. He learns how Rawiri’s actions will cost his tribe years of anonymity and heartache. Will David help Tipene re-unite with his Tupuna (Ancestor)? And what happened to Midnight, his horse? |
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The 2015 LEGO Minifigure Catalog (2015) Chris Bartneck Format: paperback This catalog presents high quality photographs of all LEGO Minifigures released in 2014. The 650 plus Minifigures are organized by an innovative nomenclature that makes it easy to identify Minifigures. |
2014
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The 2014 LEGO Minifigure Catalog (2014) Chris Bartneck Format: paperback This catalog presents high quality photographs of all LEGO Minifigures released in 2014. The 650 plus Minifigures are organized by an innovative nomenclature that makes it easy to identify Minifigures. |
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Beyond the Briar (2014) Shelley Chappell Format: paperback | ebook Fall in love with four new versions of your favourite fairy tales in this magical collection of romantic novelettes. |
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Kaleidoscope (2014) Kevin Berry Format: paperback | ebook The sequel to STIM…an Aspie new adult contemporary novel set in an earthquake zone. Chloe is different. She has Asperger’s Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder and probably a few other inconvenient conditions as well. She’s a quirky, resourceful and clever psychology student, but her world is literally about to be shaken apart. |
2013
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Stim (2013) Kevin Berry Format: paperback | ebook Robert is different. He has Asperger’s Syndrome. This is his coming of age journey as he struggles to accept who he really is, tries to understand other people—which he cannot—and find a girlfriend. Especially find a girlfriend—he’s decided it’s his special project for the year. Accompanied by his quirky flatmates, Chloe (who also has Asperger’s and mental illness, amongst other things), Stef (who hasn’t, but doesn’t mind) and their oddly-named kitten, Robert endures a myriad of awkward moments in his quest to meet a nice, normal girl…and not even a major earthquake will stop him. |
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Power Ride (2013) J.L. O’Rourke Format: paperback | ebook Kester (Kit) Simmons, drummer with the rock band ‘Charlotte Jane’, was out of beat. He was stressed out, starving and he thought he was going crazy. Then, with less than two weeks to go before a national tour, Kit’s precious drums and one of the band members are found slashed to pieces. The keyboard player is missing, Kit has no alibi and, to make matters worse, the police suspect him of dealing drugs. |
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Fellowship of the Ringtails (2013) (Lemurs Saga bk 1) Angela Oliver Format: Paperback | hardback | ebook A dead king. A manipulative usurper. A sadistic hunter. An illegitimate heir. How can she survive? Epic fantasy with lemurs. |
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Variegated Verse (2013) Jean Flannery Format: paperback | ebook Ranging far and wide in subject matter and mood some of these verses may raise a laugh, or at least a chuckle, and others give pause for thought. |
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Baby Cues (2013) Philipa Murphy Format: paperback | ebook (pdf) BabyCues delivers original, proven findings and practical know-how that helps to reduce, if not eliminate, the abnormal behaviours of colic, reflux, lactose overload, dairy overload and inconsolable crying. |
2012
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Aroha’s Grand Adventure (2012) Angela Oliver Format: Paperback | ebook Lost, alone and far from home, Aroha the weka must journey from Christchurch to Greymouth, having adventures, making many friends (and a few fiends) along the way. |
2011
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Bucks, Beds and Bricks (2011) Jean Flannery Format: paperback | ebook This is the lively and evocative account of a young girl growing up post WWII in the two English counties of the title. |
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The Silver Hawk (2011) (Chronicles of Tyria bk 1) Beaulah Pragg Format: Paperback | ebook Tasya has no idea she’s being watched by the gods. She has no reason to suspect that she isn’t entirely human. At age six, her mother was murdered and her brother kidnapped. At eight she was sent to become handmaid to the blind princess, and a spy in the royal court. Nearly sixteen years later, Tasya will be forced to choose between the princess she loves and the father she serves. Meanwhile, the gods have problems of their own. It will be no easy task for them to save their favorite humans from extinction, and themselves from permanent exile. |
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