New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2022 - Junior Fiction

Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time by Lauren Keenan

The Memory Thief  by Leonie Agnew

The Tomo by Mary-anne Scott

The Uprising : The Mapmakers in Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter, illustrated by Kirsten Slade

Spark Hunter by Sonya Wilson


Visit the blog again next week for the Non-Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Seven Kites of Matariki" by Calico McCLINTOCK; illustrated by Dominique FORD  
• "Ngā Manu Tukutuku e Whitu o Matariki" by Calico McCLINTOCK; translated by Ngaere ROBERTS; illustrated by Dominique FORD 

Fiction Book:

• "Riding Out" by Jess BLACK (Pepper Creek Ponies series) 
• "I Survived : The Nazi Invasion, 1944 - Graphic Novel" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)  
• "Weir Do : Weird History!" by Ahn DO (Weir Do series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Our Sun - Biography of a Star" by Christopher Cooper

Senior Fiction:

• "Time Riders : City of Shadows" by Alex SCARROW (Time Riders series)  
• "The Dragon Path" by Ethan YOUNG

Browsing:

• "Star Wars : Ships of the Galaxy" by Benjamin HARPER

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2022 - Picture Books

My Cat Can See Ghosts written & illustrated by Heather Joe

Bumblebee Grumblebee written & illustrated by David Elliot

The Greatest Haka Festival on Earth by Pania Tahau-Hodges, illustrated by Story Hemi-Morehouse

The Eight Gifts of Te Wheke by Steph Matuku, illustrated by Laya Mutton-Rogers

Lion Guards the Cake written & illustrated by Ruth Paul


Visit the blog again next week for the Junior Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Wishy-Washy Wonder" by Joy COWLEY; illustrated by Philip WEBB
• "We Are All Kind" by P. CRUMBLE; illistrated by Jonathan BENTLEY 

Fiction Book:

• "Cat Kid Comic Club - On Purpose" by Dav PILKEY (Cat Kid Comic Club series)  
• "Vacancy" by K.R.ALEXANDER 
• "Fairy Unicorns : Cloud Castle" by Zanna DAVIDSON (Fairy Unicorns series)  
• "New Girl" by Laura SIEVEKING  (Ella at Eden series)  
• "Sylvie" by Sylvie KANTOROVOTZ 

Non-fiction:

• "I Was A ... Box!" by Emily KINGTON (Recycled Art series)  
• "Airline Pilot" by John ALLAN (Maths Adventures 2 series) 

Senior Fiction:

• "Piracy, Paintballs and Zebras" by Robert MUCHAMORE (Robin Hood series) 

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Flit the Fantail and the Matariki Map" by Kat QUIN
• "Puanga me Matariki" by Sharon HOLT  

Fiction Book:

• "Olivia's Secret Scribbles - Splash!" by Meredith COSTAIN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Olivia's Secret Scribbles series)  
• "Allergic" by Megan Wagner LLOYD 
• "Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!" by David WALLIAMS 

Non-fiction:

• "Switchback Turns - Forces in Motion" by John ALLAN (Amusement Park Science series) 
• "Zoo Vet" by John ALLAN (Maths Adventures 2 series) 

Senior Fiction:

• "Wings of Fire - The Brightest Night - Graphic Novel" by Tui SUTHERLAND (Wings of Fire - Graphic Novel series) 
• "Marie Antionette - An Austrian Princesses Diary 1769" by Kathryn LASKY (My Royal Story series) 

 

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes" by Eve SUTTON; illustrated by Lynley DODD
• "What Does it Mean to be Kind" by Rana DiORIO; illustrated by Stephane JORISCH

Fiction Book:

• "Ella and Olivia : The New Baby" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)  
• "Ninja Kid 9 - Ninja Fish!" by Ahn DO (Ninja Kid series)  
• "Twins" by Varian JOHNSON; illustrated by Shannon WRIGHT

Non-fiction:

• "Inside New Zealand Wildlife" by Dave GUNSON
• "I Was A ... Paper Roll!" by Emily KINGTON (Recycled Art series) 

Senior Fiction:

• "Darkfall" by Jancie HARDY (The Healing Wars series) 
• "Roll With It" by Jamie SUMNER