Random House Australia: 1821 books

A new series from Sally Morgan (bestselling author of My Place) and her children, full of imagination, mischief and adventure - the perfect mix for boys aged 7 to 9. Curly gets in trouble enough already, but when the monster in the cupboard turns out to be a mischievous little creature called...

Join in the fireworks and fun of Pearlie's Chinese New Year adventure Pearlie's been invited to a glittering Chinese New Year party in the beautiful Forbidden City in Beijing. But a mix-up and a lost treasure threaten to ruin the celebrations. Can Pearlie cheer up fairy princess Li Mei and ensure the party goes off with a bang?

Sara is not a happy tweenie. Sara is not happy! Her family have decided to move interstate, and as a consequence, she has a sore throat form yelling "I am NOT GOING', 'WE are NOT MOVING'. Marking the days off until she has to move in her secret diary - the real one and not the foil that she...

What will it take to make the council say yes to a skatepark? Will it take a tragedy to bring the town together? Zac and Corey are best mates. They skate in deserted carparks, along the streets, wherever they can. It's so unfair that they're always getting in trouble for it. It's not as if...

No fat chicks? When Mansy Miratoosi sees that bumper sticker on her brother Mark's car, she's ready to pluck his cocksure tail feathers once and for all.Mandy is a big girl and Mark's mates need to know that lean is not always dream material. Featherweights and bantamweights beware. Mandy is out to...

The best kind of bedtime story is a Lulu Bell story! Molly and Sam and Ebony the kitten are staying the night for a pyjama party. Yay! Lulu is looking forward to stories and games and snacks. But it's a busy night for Dad's vet hospital. An orphaned wallaby joey needs care and a mother...

Everyone loves a trip to the zoo - especially Lulu Bell! Year Three are going on an excursion to the zoo. Luckily the zoo vet is one of Dad's best friends, so Lulu and Molly and their friends get special treatment! When a tiger cub gets into trouble and hurts its leg, the zookeepers...

Evocative and earthy . . . from a powerful new Australian voice. Twelve-year-old Cecilia Maria was named after saints and martyrs to give her something to live up to. Over my dead body, she vows. In the blinding heat of 1970s Queensland, she battles six brothers on her side of the fence,...

The action-packed adventure continues in the second book of the Chasing the Valley trilogy! Danika and her crew of escaped refugees are seeking the safety of the Magnetic Valley - and trying to evade Sharr Morrigan, the king's most lethal hunter. But the borderlands they must cross to reach...

School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear - her own emotions! She must wave goodbye to Ian as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman Islands. But when your dad is a white-collar criminal, family reunions never go to plan. Ian is...

A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service A chance for a new lease on life means the stakes are high on this flight! Dillon loves playing cricket and is forever getting in trouble for his messy room. He's just a normal kid...

Passing two fiendishly difficult tests is just the beginning . . . All Caspan, Roland, Sara, Lachlan and Kilt need to do to become treasure hunters is undertake two final trials riddled with deadly traps and impossible puzzles. It's vital that they pass, because the Brotherhood needs...

The thrilling sequel to Blood Song. The rain wanted to be ocean; the ice in the mountain caps wanted freedom. I never knew that water held such longing. The clouds above my head rumbled like a growling wolf, impatient to release their burden. I held the rain there a moment longer. I turned to Renata,...

Can one boy's actions change the course of a war? Andalon is at war, and Caspan and his friends find themselves in the thick of the battle to save their land from the invading Roon. As they fly into the skies above the enemy's warships - Caspan on his drake, Roland on his manticore and Sara...