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Respawn (Villain #2) by Adrian Beck

Title: Respawn (Villain #2) Author: Adrian Beck Genre: Contemporary Publisher: Scholastic Australia   Published: 1st November 2025 Format: Scholastic Australia Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: The villainous AI entity known as Z is gone for good. Or so Jay thinks. But when his best friend, Leni, locates Z's secret abandoned facility, Jay is thrust into… Continue reading Respawn (Villain #2) by Adrian Beck

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Villain by Adrian Beck

Title: Villain Author: Adrian Beck Genre: Thriller Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2025 Format: Paperback Pages: 240 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: Gaming fanatic Jay receives a strange phone call on a school trip to Titanium Tower. The voice on the other end calls himself Z. And he has trapped Jay's classmates in the elevator at… Continue reading Villain by Adrian Beck

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Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie by Shelley Burne-Field

Title: Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie Author: Shelley Burne-Field Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 30th April 2024 Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Price: $17.99 Synopsis: An exciting and action-packed animal story featuring two kāhu sisters who must save their injured baby brother - before a coming flood destroys their home. Poto is the… Continue reading Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie by Shelley Burne-Field