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Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne
$37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction and NZ Fiction
An action-packed fictional telling of the events on the HMS Bounty.Fourteen-year-old John Jacob Turnstile has gotten into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail ...Show more
Mutiny on the Bounty : A Novel by John Boyne
$37.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
This was set in December 23, 1787, Deptford on the south bank of the river Thames. <br><br>A 15-year-old boy, Billy, has got into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is about to be sent to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over th ...Show more
My Brother's Name is Jessica by John Boyne
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at ...Show more
Next of Kin by John Boyne
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes John Boyne's Next of Kin It is 1936, and London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between King Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. Owen Montignac, the handsome and charismatic scion of a wealthy family, is anxiously awaiti ...Show more
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne
$30.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Reading Level: very good
In "Noah Barleywater Runs Away", bestselling author John Boyne explores the world of childhood and the adventures that we can all have there. Noah is running away from his problems, or at least that's what he thinks, the day he takes the untrodden path through the forest. When he comes across a very unu ...Show more
Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Part of a stunning new design partnership between Puffin and the Imperial War Museum, this is an unforgettable story from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. This special edition features a foreword from Eoin Colfer.The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father ...Show more
Stay Where You are and Then Leave by John Boyne
$27.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King ...Show more
The Absolutist by John Boyne
$28.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
September 1919-20 year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together.But in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield, decl ...Show more
The Absolutist by John Boyne
$40.00 NZD
Category: World fiction | Reading Level: very good
September 1919: 20 year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver some letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian's brother Will during the Great War but in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield, declared himself a conscientious objector and was shot ...Show more
The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas (Film Tie-In) by John Boyne
$22.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
"'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ? ...Show more
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
$38.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us. Nine year old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He's oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has moved from Berlin to a desolate area where he has no on ...Show more
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's classics | Series: Vintage Children's Classics Ser.
'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone.' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ...Show more