5 Top childrens books like Whetū Toa and the Magician (Whetū Toa, #1) by Steph Matuku

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Whetū Toa and the Magician (Whetū Toa, #1)

By: Steph Matuku

4.04

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

When Whetu’s mother takes a job organising a magician’s house and farm, Whetū becomes the animal ke…

If you liked the childrens plot in Whetū Toa and the Magician (Whetū Toa, #1) by Steph Matuku , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The 10 PM Question

By: Kate De Goldi

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Frankie Parsons is a talented kid with a quirky family, a best friend named Gigs, a… read more

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2. The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1)

By: Patricia Highsmith

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing co… read more

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3. Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Molly Moon, #1)

By: Georgia Byng

2.50

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Hypnotism Molly Moon is no ordinary orphan. When she finds a myst… read more

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4. Into the River

By: Ted Dawe

5.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

When Te Arepa Santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change t… read more

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5. Pounamu Pounamu

By: Witi Ihimaera

3.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pounamu Pounamu is classic Ihimaera. First published om 1972, it was immediately endorsed by Maori … read more

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6. Cleat Cute

By: Meryl Wilsner

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two socce… read more

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"Lesbian is important to me," Phoebe says. "The world likes to act like it's a porn category, not an identity. It took me a while to realize it wasn't. I want other girls like me to know it's a beauti…"

-Meryl Wilsner, Cleat Cute

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7. Before You Knew My Name

By: Jacqueline Bublitz

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This is not just another novel about a dead girl. Two women—one alive, one dead—are brought togethe… read more

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"I know what it's like for the horror to follow you home."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"What happened to her makes me so mad. The entitlement of these fucking men who destroy lives, just because they can."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"The thing is. When the dead speak back, we are seldom loud enough to be heard over the clamour of all that living going on."

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

"For the first time, I understand it's not only the dead who have lives they don't get to live out. The people left behind have as many versions of themselves unexplored, as many possible paths that c…"

-Jacqueline Bublitz, Before You Knew My Name

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8. Medusa

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Min… read more

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  • fantasy
"I'd never known a change that wasn't monstrous."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I was lonely and I was angry, and rage and loneliness can end up tasting the same."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I'm a half-finished map and I'm always trying to plot my points, and I won't have anyone do it for me."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"Sometimes, not even folding yourself into the smallest, littlest shape is enough. So you might as well stay the size you're supposed to be"

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

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9. How to Loiter in a Turf War

By: Coco Solid

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A genre-bending work of autobiographical fiction from one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile… read more

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"She gives him a hurled brick wrapped up in a smile"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

"Māoridom in Aotearoa dictates that we generate prestige from manaakitanga. It is the connection and hospitality we express for those in our care but also to show all that they are our equal, they too…"

-Coco Solid, How to Loiter in a Turf War

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10. Lioness

By: Emily Perkins

3.43

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eat… read more

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11. The Lost Man

By: Jane Harper

4.16

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Two brothers meet at the border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of outbac… read more

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"I've given you a power over me that you do not deserve."

-Jane Harper, The Lost Man

"Life out here is hard. We all try to get through the best way we can. But trust me, there's not a single person here who isn't lying to themselves about something."

-Jane Harper, The Lost Man

"Someone can decide it’s in their best interests to agree to something, but a choice is only really a choice if there’s a genuine alternative. Otherwise it’s manipulation and it’s taking advantage."

-Jane Harper, The Lost Man

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12. The Pōrangi Boy

By: Shilo Kino

4.14

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Niko lives in Pohe Bay, a small, rural town with a sacred hot spring – and a taniwh… read more

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13. The Bone Tree

By: Airana Ngarewa

3.71

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

After the death of both parents, Kauri and Black must find a way to survive in a world that doesn't… read more

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14. The Night She Fell

By: Eileen Merriman

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

‘When I last saw Ashleigh, she was lying in a pool of blood . . . Her eyes were open, staring sight… read more

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15. Lupe Wong Won't Dance

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed cause… read more

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  • childrens
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16. The Grimmelings

By: Rachael King

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Spellbinding middle-grade fantasy adventure of loyalty, courage, and being careful what you wish fo… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Nine Girls: A brand new mystery for 9-12 year olds by Stacy Gregg

17. Nine Girls: A brand new mystery for 9-12 year olds

By: Stacy Gregg

4.41

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

They dug a hole right there on our farm on the bank of the Mangawara and they put the box filled wi… read more

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18. Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time

By: Lauren Keenan

4.09

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Amorangi and Millie lost their mum. Their only clue to her whereabouts is a carving on a tree that … read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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19. Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea

By: T.K. Roxborogh

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a pona… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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20. Whetū Toa and the Magician (Whetū Toa, #1)

By: Steph Matuku

4.04

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

When Whetu’s mother takes a job organising a magician’s house and farm, Whetū becomes the animal ke… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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21. The Liminal space

By: Jacquie McRae

4.07

Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition

In a small village, there are whispers in the market square that William is not who he says he is. … read more

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