Random House Australia: 1821 books

Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? 'Chinese' is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the twentieth century linguists and politicians have been on a mission to create a common language for China. From the radical intellectuals of the May Fourth...

Jake is so stressed out! The two biggest and meanest girls in his class have a nasty surprise waiting for him at school.� If only he could switch his life with someone who doesn't have his problems. But not his dog!

When a movie about an Australian war hero takes Alby Murdoch to Vietnam, he discovers that some old soldiers never die and that it's not just the cameras doing the shooting . . . A job as stills photographer and some top-notch nosh were two good reasons for Alby Murdock to be in Saigon.�...

'Alby Mudoch.' 'This is Constable Whitfield. I guess you're not dead then?' 'Mate,' I said, 'it's not for the want of a lot of people trying.' All Alby wants is a decent coffee and a day off. But there's a hijacked tanker with a deadly cargo in Sydney Harbour, and bullets are flying on board a US...

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect,...

CHOCK-A-BLOCK FULL OF CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN YARNS, JOKES AND NONSENSE Ryle Winn is the master of the cock and bull tale, and this is a collection of the funniest yarns he's ever heard.� There's something for everyone - life-of-the-party jokes, rib-tickling pub stories and fair dinkum yarns,...

Simon 'Specky' Magee and his Under 14s football team, the Booyong High Lions, return to battle out the second half of their league's season. The Lions are playing well and Specky's form is looking good - perhaps good enough to win a scholarship to a prestigious sporting school. But a knee injury sees...

The Booyong High Bugle Footy News! Only last month, former Booyong High student Simon 'Specky' Magee led the Gosmore Grammar Knights to victory against our courageous Booyong Lions. But now he's back in town! Well, we at the Bugle would like to welcome Simon home, but even his best mates don't want...

Ben and his older brother Ash agree on only�one thing: their fishing trip in Grandad's 4WD, the Fishy Frog, is going to be fantastic.� But when things go dangerously wrong, can they put aside their differences and save Grandad's life?

Poppy is thrilled that her best friend Sarah is finally coming to visit Starlight Stables. She is sure that Sarah will love it all as much as she does - especially Poppy's beautiful pony, Crystal, and her horse-mad friends, fiery Milly and sweet Katie. But it soon becomes clear that Sarah doesn't...

I hear a dragging sound followed by my father's limping appearance at the door. I look at him in horror. He's starting at me, glasses askew, waving the birds' nest. 'You imbecile.� You left me hanging there. What were you trying to do?� Kill me?' If only he knew.� I'm not...

Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life? A gentle story about overcoming...

This delightful collection of Bites from the much-loved series has been specially put together for girls. The Sugar-Gum Tree by Patricia Wrightson, illustrated by David Cox Sarah Bell and Penny May were best friends. Sometimes they had fights, but afterwards they were best friends again. Then one...

Bily and Zluty, the injured Monster and two diggers journey into a land of ice and darkness. Here they find a secret settlement, learn more about the mysterious Makers' plan, and the Monster must make a dreadful choice…