Snag is thin and weedy, and he faints at the sight of blood. Now he's been sent to gladiator school. It's either fight or die.
Jessie finds a turtle two weeks before she is due to go to Sydney. It seems quite healthy, but on its shell were some faded numbers. What do they mean? Will they ever find the owners before they ha…
There's a new kid at school and he brags about everything. He even brags about the great birthday party he's organising. But even Nolan can't guess what's going to happen there!
Alice is always last, but when she and her family go whale - watching, Alice might just be first for once.
Life falls apart for Hayley when she doesn't make the swimming squad, and her best friend moves away. But then something very suprising happens.......
David was the best model maker in the world. But one day a strange man sent him a picture of a very strange ball. Could he build that?
Peg Leg Meg and he perky parrot, poll, are in deep trouble. Can they escape the evil pirate, Maude the Marauder - the worst grandmother in the world?
For readers of 7 to 12 years these are aimed at building reading skills. This is the story of how Joey and his mother find Albert at the dump. He is a very surprising cat.
Last year, Tom and Mikaere came last in the annual school trolley race. Not second, or third, or sixth dead last! But this year, they ve got a secret weapon..
The Kiwi Bites series are pitched at young readers (7-12) with the aim of building reading skills and confidence. They have strong plot-based stories, with themes of humour, confidence, sport, adve…