Books in White Wolves: Issues series

Taking Flight is a story about love, loss and dealing with death. Luke goes to see his grandpa every day after school. He likes it there, and especially enjoys helping with Grandpa's pigeons. But Grandpa gets sick and muddled and needs more than Luke's help. When he goes into hospital, events take a turn for the worse and suddenly Luke has to grow up very fast...

Finding Fizz is a story about bullying and being 'one of the gang'. Carly hasn't been herself lately - it seems that she's 'lost her fizz'. She is being teased and excluded by the girls who were once her best friends, and feels there is no one she can talk to about her problems. Then Carly finds a stray dog that needs a home and suddenly her so-called friends don't matter so much any more...

Margaret Mahy is renowned for creating vivid fantasy landscapes that enthral readers of all ages. In each of these five stories fantasy is at work in unusual and powerful ways. There's also a common theme of the pull that buildings have over people, whether they become houses in which characters find safety and comfort or prisons that can trap and oppress. These enchanting stories - by turns hilariously funny and unsettlingly spooky - have been taken from some of Margaret Mahy's best collections that are sadly no longer available. Their return to print will be welcomed by parents and teachers and will also be an exciting introduction to the work of a master storyteller for children themselves.

Scratch and Sniff is a cops and robbers story with a difference. Scratch and Sniff are a collie and a dachshund belonging to W.P.C Rosy Penrose. She is a little bit ditsy and is always given the rotten jobs to do by Sergeant Snide. When there's been a big robbery at Doogood's department store, Rosy is left behind to count traffic cones. As usual, she never gets to see any of the real police action. Until, that is, Scratch and Sniff decide to help out...