In the tradition of RL Stine's Goosebumps series, comes this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new seriesAges 8-12'Nom! Nom! Nom!'Benjamin Roy lives for the undead.He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. He even keeps a zombie comic handy for those emergencies when he's forced to read a book.Ben's pretty sure he'll never get enough of the undead ... Until the day he stumbles across a secret doorway at school. It leads to an und...

In the tradition of RL Stine's Goosebumps series, comes this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new seriesAges 8-12'Nom! Nom! Nom!'Benjamin Roy lives for the undead.He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. He even keeps a zombie comic handy for those emergencies when he's forced to read a book.Ben's pretty sure he'll never get enough of the undead ... Until the day he stumbles across a secret doorway at school. It leads to an und...

The fourth and final book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious middle-grade series!Trick or treat?!It's Benjamin Roy's first Halloween as a zombie and he's keen to see if being a real ghoul gets him more candy. But it doesn't take long before the tricks become dangerous and the treats turn deadly.Then when the only bridge out of town is destroyed, and corpses start creeping from their caskets, he realises there's something rotten in his town, and it's n...

The fourth and final book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious middle-grade series!Trick or treat?!It's Benjamin Roy's first Halloween as a zombie and he's keen to see if being a real ghoul gets him more candy. But it doesn't take long before the tricks become dangerous and the treats turn deadly.Then when the only bridge out of town is destroyed, and corpses start creeping from their caskets, he realises there's something rotten in his town, and it's n...

The second book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new middle-grade seriesBenjamin Roy is now a zombie ... well, a half-zombie to be exact.The trouble is he can't tell anyone about his new infrared vision and super-speed. Not even his best friend, Sophie. 'Cause he's pretty sure the government or the police or, even worse, his parents will lock him up if they find out.But then someone starts watching him. And following him.Somebody knows his s...

The second book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new middle-grade seriesBenjamin Roy is now a zombie ... well, a half-zombie to be exact.The trouble is he can't tell anyone about his new infrared vision and super-speed. Not even his best friend, Sophie. 'Cause he's pretty sure the government or the police or, even worse, his parents will lock him up if they find out.But then someone starts watching him. And following him.Somebody knows his s...

The third book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new middle-grade series!Benjamin Roy has finally learnt to control his infra-red vision and super-strength, so he's sure his undead life is about to get easier. But being a zombie isn't all grave-dirt and brains. There's bad stuff too.Like the creepy teacher at school watching his every move.And the dangerous secret haunting his best friend.Then things really get spooky when Ben's annoying brother...

The third book in this hilariously spooky and spookily hilarious new middle-grade series!Benjamin Roy has finally learnt to control his infra-red vision and super-strength, so he's sure his undead life is about to get easier. But being a zombie isn't all grave-dirt and brains. There's bad stuff too.Like the creepy teacher at school watching his every move.And the dangerous secret haunting his best friend.Then things really get spooky when Ben's annoying brother...

This is the story that came before, when Britain was just a Shadowland.We grow up with the Legend of King Arthur, but where did he come from? Who was Merlin? What part did the Druids play in bringing Arthur to his round table? On the night of Midwinter's Eve, a storyteller takes his listeners back to the Dark Ages and a tale from his youth:`I have lived more years than I can remember, probably more than the sum of all your years combined. Kings have called me friend and bri...

The first in a laugh-out-loud series from the ingenious mind of much-loved children's author Colin Thompson.Nerlin and Mordonna Flood have seven children, most of whom were not created in the traditional way like you or me, but were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Jamie Oliver saucepans and a small chemistry set.The youngest child, Betty, is a normal, pretty little girl - but she's a useless witch. Her attempts at magic...

There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast does, just like life do...

A coming of age story for teenage boys, especially car lovers. Shortlisted for the 2012 NZ Post Book Awards and the 2012 LIANZA YA Award.Jake's life is sweet. He's got no money and doesn't have a mobile, but he's got two best mates; Buzz and Robbie. Buzz is generous and doesn't mind buying stuff for his mates. Jake wouldn't change a thing. But then Robbie has the idea of the century: rescue the old wreck from the ditch and make it into a paddock basher. Yes! Buzz, however, puts a spanner i...