Random House Australia: 1821 books

Stuff Happens is an important new series for boys about everyday challenges. Created by Susannah McFarlane, the series editor, the series is written by established authors Tony Wilson, Andrew Daddo, Philip Gwynne, Will Kostakis, Oliver Phommavanh, Scot Gardner, Justin D'Ath, James Roy, Pat Flynn and...

It's 1983 . . . and Marly needs a job.� She wants to buy Donkey Kong cards to swap with the other kids at school, but her parents think the cards are a waste of money.� Then Marly's friend Yousra gives her an idea, and she decides to start her own business.� But working on your own isn't easy,...

*This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.*That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story...

Colt Lawless is on the run, suddenly famous, and more than a little superhuman. But can he save the last animals on earth? Twelve years from now, rat flu has wiped out almost every animal and bird on the planet. The creatures in Captain Noah's Lost World Circus are the last of their kind. But...

Hi! I'm Juliet. I'm ten years old. And I'm nearly a vet! My best friend Chelsea and I love animals. I have a dog, Curly, and two guinea pigs, but we need more pets if I'm going to learn to be a vet. Join Juliet on her exciting adventures as a trainee vet in this wonderful story collection that includes...

Abbey, Hannah and Talika are new recruits at Willowvale boarding school's Vet Cadets program. And what a year it is turning out to be! Henrietta, the school pig, has had a very large litter of piglets. But something is wrong with Itsy Bitsy, the smallest piglet, and the girls must work together to...

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...