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Cyrano by Geraldine McCaughrean
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Cyrano de Bergerac is a flamboyant character and a skilled swordsman, not in the least afraid of drawing attention to himself in public - for he can be highly amusing, even at his own expense, with jokes about his enormous nose. But he has a weakness: he has fallen in love with his beautiful cousin Ro ...Show more
Death-defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean
$48.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
When Pepper Roux was born his aunt foretold that he would not live past 14 years of age. Throughout his childhood his parents haven't bothered with him much, knowing that his life would be short-lived. So when Pepper wakes up on his 14th birthday he knows this will be the day that he'll die. But as t ...Show more
Forever X by Geraldine McCaughrean
$16.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A quirky story about family relationships in an unexpected situation, told with humour and originality by a highly prestigious authorThe Shepherd family have set off on their usual summer holiday under a cloud of gloom at the predictability of it all. When the car breaks down, they are forced to stay th ...Show more
Mo by Geraldine McCaughrean
$13.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Shane has wanted a mobile phone for as long as he can remember - but not like Mo! He pictured a phone he could whip out like a policeman radioing for back up.. But Mo has to be clamped between cushions to keep her quiet. Mo answers back, sings opera, gets lonely, orders him about - and worst of all, ...Show more
Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
$43.00 NZD
Category: Children's classics
Something is wrong in Neverland. Dreams are leaking out - strangely real dreams, of pirates and mermaids, of warpaint and crocodiles. For Wendy and the Lost Boys it is a clear signal - Peter Pan needs their help, and so it is time to do the unthinkable and fly to Neverland again. But back in Neverland, ...Show more
Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
$28.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
In August 2004, the Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital launched the search for a sequel to JM Barrie's timeless masterpiece, "Peter Pan". The Special Trustees own the copyright and other intellectual property rights to "Peter Pan", and to mark the work's centenary, they authoriz ...Show more
Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Neverland is calling again...Something is wrong in Neverland. Dreams are leaking out-strangely real dreams, of pirates and mermaids, of warpaint and crocodiles. For Wendy and the Lost Boys it is a clear signal-Peter Pan needs their help, and so it is time to do the unthinkable and fly to Neverland again ...Show more
Peter Pan in Scarlet CD by Geraldine McCaughrean
$35.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Dreams are leaking out of Neverland and into the Real World, leaving behind uncomfortable dregs in the beds of Wendy, John, Slightly, Tootles and the rest. But time has moved on since the children's return from Neverland. Twenty years, in fact. So the homecomers are now adults with children of their own ...Show more
Stories from Shakespeare by Geraldine McCaughrean
$20.00 NZD
Category: Anthologies and Treasuries
Ten of Shakespeare's greatest plays, retold for children by multi-award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean, and reissued to commemorate the 400-year anniversary of Shakespeare's death.From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakesp ...Show more
The Little Mermaid by Geraldine McCaughrean; Hans Christian Anderson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Hans Christian Andersen's entrancing tale of love, set between land and sea, is retold by renowned storyteller Geraldine McCaughrean and brought to life in magical silhouette artwork by illustrator Laura Barrett. When she falls in love with a prince, the little mermaid persuades a sea witch to replace ...Show more
The Odyssey: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Geraldine McCaughrean
$37.00 NZD
Category: Historical fiction | Series: Penguin Classics
Literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual test of moral endurance, Homer's ancient Greek epic "The Odyssey" is translated by Robert Fagles with an introduction and notes by Bernard Knox in "Penguin Classics". When Robert Fagles' translation of "T ...Show more
The Orchard Book of Greek Gods and Goddesses by Geraldine McCaughrean
$30.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction
From a prize-winning author and illustrator comes this wonderfully rich and varied collection of fifteen stories from Greek mythology, freshly retold and made accessible for today's young readers. All the famous Greek gods and goddesses feature in these legendary stories: Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Paris, Aphr ...Show more