Penguin Random House Australia: 1771 books

It's 1983 . . . and Marly is just trying to fit in at Sunshine Primary School.� But being a refugee from Vietnam doesn't make things easy, and when Marly's cousins come to stay and end up at the same school, her friends make fun of them.� How can Marly stay loyal to her cousins and keep her school...

It's 1930 . . .�and Daisy lives on a farm, where she loves riding her horse, Jimmy, through the paddocks. Times are tough, and when her father loses his job, Daisy and her little sister, Flora, are sent to Melbourne to live with their aunt and uncle. Daisy must leave behind everyone she loves for...

From best-selling and award-winning author David Metzenthen comes a powerful new novel. Better in here, they think. Safe and sound. No shocks and no surprises. Twenty-one degrees Celsius all year round. But outside Sky Point Mall, no one is safe. Ryan Lanyon lives in a tough suburb.� His brother's...

For the first time, read all four Grace stories in one beautiful hardback edition. It's 1808 . . . and Grace's world is about to change - from her tough life as a mudlark on the River Thames in London, to the adventures and challenges she faces as a servant girl in a new country. Journey with...

It's unbearable . . . The bird's perch is swinging to and fro and hitting me on the nose. I can see my eye in its little mirror. Unbearably weird . . . You have the foulest feet ever. There are flies for lunch. A goat swallows your opal. And you have lived before.

Andy is starting to enjoy his new life. But is he the only one who's hiding a secret? And can the government really protect him from a single-minded bounty hunter? Andy's parents think the safest place for him is school camp. They couldn't be more wrong! As action-packed as Ben 10 or a James Bond...

There was an air of suspended violence around him, like an open fox trap or a black cloud. With Nile, danger and ecstasy were the same beautiful thing... Danny Clarke's best friend, Nile, is back in town. Having him around was a wild ride - the one thing worth living for in their vindictive, small-minded...

It's the closing round of the footy season and the Crocs plan to give it their all and finally score a victory. So the last thing Nick and his friends need is to be confronted by a swarm of vicious fanged footballs. Nick is used to chasing footys. He never expected to be chased by them! 'The...

Andy and Judd have blown their cover - so when Judd goes missing, can Andy risk going after him? With the police, the Agency and the evil Blaireau Corporation looking for him, this time it's Andy versus the world!

The Ruffs are the peskiest, most Wanted family of bushrangers in the history of the Victorian gold rush.� There's only one Ruff who doesn't have a reward on his head - and that's young Jimmy Good-For-Nothin'.

Abbey, Hannah and Talika are new recruits at Willowvale boarding school's Vet Cadets program. They are excited to learn all about caring for farm animals and the work that country vets do. Riding horses, shearing sheep and treasure-hunting for parasites are all just part of their normal school day. But...

Bea Azaeli and the other survivors of the resistance have escaped the human prison that was their city, but how will they survive in the wild? Those infected with Elder ink are now cursed with a terrible sickness, and the lack of supplies is a threat to them all. Still mourning the loss of Red, Bea...

Do you want to give up?' said Vinnie. 'No way!' Luca said. 'I can beat you.' But he was starting to wonder if he could . . . Luca never loses at handball. But can he beat the Handball King?

Master storyteller Ryle Winn learnt his craft in the backblocks, experimented with it in the public bar and honed it in between musters and sale yards. In this third collection of true tales, animals rather than people take centre stage - with a tip of the hat to Henry Lawson's much-loved story 'The...