Penguin New Zealand: 464 books

**Set in a pivotal moment in our history, this love story is about how we once were, or might have been.**A tarot-reading Frenchwoman and a paua-shell memorial to a dead soldier play an important role in this gritty love story. Set in a central North Island town in New Zealand during the 1930s Depression,...

**An evocative short story from an internationally acclaimed, prize-winning author.**Five-year-old Emily is in Menton, France, where her father is on a Katherine Mansfield Fellowship. Both touching and thoughtful, the story follows her emerging perception of the adult world, a world already foreign...

**A powerful young adult novel about the importance of friendship and love for teen girls.**Sea Dreamer is about relationships, especially that of Cassie and Rana - who have been friends since they were tiny girls. When this once strong friendship begins to disintegrate Cassie tries to hold onto Rana,...

A gripping book for teenage readers by award-winning writer - fast-paced, punchy and much lovedMel is short, stroppy and never knows when to keep her mouth shut. When she interferes with her best friend Wai's interaction with none other than the Minister of Education, and the interference isn't appreciated,...

Very funny, must-read-aloud yarn for junior readers about the fantastical adventures of a talking horse and a boy looking for his mother. Billy wakes one morning to find his mother gone and the house in control of a strange woman burning the porridge. According to Billy, his father has gone all lackadaisical....

A touching coming-of-age story that shows the impact of the second world war on New Zealand families Brother Harry is home from fighting in Egypt - just for a while. He's a breath of fresh air in the midst of food rationing and twice-a-day milking. He teaches 13-year-old Helen to drive, and to fire...

Meet Jazz and Roxy and their mates, kids living on the edge, in a gritty YA novel by the author of the New Zealand Post Award-winning ***Thunder Road.***In K Road we're introduced to a scattering of marginalised, demi-underworld characters whose lives connect and collide in a gripping narrative. K...

Ever had to dance with a giantess in public? Twenty five funny, sad, frightening and exciting stories by an award-winning writer for young adults. Ever had to be a pall bearer? Gone pig hunting with a desperate uncle? Had to dance with a giantess in public? Had the world's most boring job? Been ripped...

Heart-warming and compulsive reading, this is an entertaining, lively and moving novel from one of New Zealand's favourite authors.*'Donny Mac was released at Eastertime, about a month before Pansy Holloway, also known as Nightshade, disappeared for good.'*After a short stint in prison on trumped-up...

How to keep your relationship alive and interesting. Sex is not something people discuss much in New Zealand. We don't often hear conversations about what couples are doing to keep their relationship strong and alive. We often hear complaints about partners' inadequacies or announcements of relationships...

**Ten tried and true baking recipes from New Zealand's much loved home cooking expert.**Ever since she published her first cookbook, Jo Seagar has been the byword for fabulous home baking. Her recipes are easy, tasty, quick to prepare, utterly delicious and turn out looking beautiful.In this hand-picked selection Jo shares her ten best all-time baking favourites.

How to lose weight without feeling hungry. Are you trying to lose weight? Tried all the diets and read all the books - and you're still too heavy and hungry?Experienced obesity consultant Doctor Michael Cooper explains clearly and simply which foods to eat and which foods to avoid in order to achieve...

Ten easy recipes using pork. Cameron Petley - hunter, fisherman and great cook - was described as a 'genius with flavour' by the Masterchef New Zealand judges. From pork and watercress pie to boil-up and boar burgers, these are ten of his favourite recipes using pork, from his acclaimed first cookbook Hunter From the Heartland.

Ten easy recipes using chickenTV host and author of the bestselling Taste of a Traveller and of A Taste of Home, Masterchef New Zealand winner Brett McGegor's recipes are healthy, easy to make and full of flavour. In this hand-picked selection, Brett shares his ten favourite chicken recipes.