James Moloney

Tamlyn
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780732292041
RRP: $19.99

In June 2011, when Silvermay was published, the 70,000+ fans of James Moloney's Book of Lies series rejoiced as they were given the opportunity to return to this wondrous and magical world. And then, just a few short months later, the readers of insideadog.com.au (managed and run by the State Library of Victoria) awarded Silvermay the 2011 Gold Inky Award for best Australian teenage literature...

Silvermay
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780732292034
RRP: $24.99

Sixteen-year-old Silvermay Hawker feels drawn to the newcomer in her village - a young man of solemn good looks named Tamlyn. But only heartache can come of this, because Tamlyn is devoted to Nerigold and to little Lucien, her son. So things seem, until the dark forces of Coyle Strongbow come in search of Nerigold's baby and Silvermay is swept up in the young family's escape. When Lucien ...

Buzzard Breath And Brains
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702233920
RRP: $14.95

A funny and poignant companion to James Moloney's award winning Swashbuckler. When the Principal's prized rose garden was vandalised, Rex and his mate Tony copped the blame. But it was a set-up and Tony is 'making enquires'. Rex's cousin Natalie is on the case as well . . . Which way will Rex jump, as he discovers a new friend, an age-old dilemma and even NETBALL? James Molo...

Swashbuckler
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702228254
RRP: $16.95

"Cease and desist! Stand fast and release your prisoner!" - Peter, a new boy at Park Ridge school, is thankful to be rescued from the school bullies by Anton the Swashbuckler. Even if Anton does speak in such as weird way and wears outlandish garments. After this Peter and Anton become firm friends, and discover that they each have family problems. Together they turn those proble...

Mates: How to Talk to a Frill Necked Lizard
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781862918146
RRP: $11.99

Illustrated by Simone Linehan. Tarantula is the fastest lizard Bern and Cody have ever seen, but that doesn't mean he can win the big race. Not without Cody's secret weapon. Ages: 6+...

Aussie Chomps: The Mobile Phone Detective
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143304838
RRP: $12.95

Renton has joined his dad in France for a holiday. But when they accidently stumble across a drug dealer's meeting, Renton's father is kidnapped. Can Renton rescue his father in time?...

Book from Baden Dark
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780732287672
RRP: $19.99

Three years have passed since Marcel defeated Mortregis the great dragon of war and more than a year since the Battle of Cadell. On a mountainside in Elster Bea who has lived among the elves all this time longs to see her human friends again. When strange creatures disturb the tranquillity of the mountain forests and her grandfather disappears she calls for Marcel's help. Together with ...

Angela
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702237089
RRP: $19.95

Angela is a deeply moving and powerful statement on contemporary Australian society. The work is true to the words of a recent literary critic . 'Characters walk in and out of this novel as fully realised as one's own family.' In this final in the Dougy and Gracey trilogy, James Moloney proves he is a master storyteller. This novel shows his depth and knowledge of humanity and his abi...

Gracey
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702237072
RRP: $19.95

Gracey's come home to Cunningham on holidays. But now she's a state athletics champion and a private school student, and everything looks different - even frightening. Dougy, her younger brother, has dropped out of school and spends his time doing odd jobs around the town. It's Dougy who makes the discovery - Raymond, the eldest, is a football star; he played A-grade in Sydney and is ...

Aussie Chomps: 68 Teeth
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301912
RRP: $12.95

It's the school holidays and Jack plans to fish. But he attracts something bigger than a barramundi: a croc has entered the river on his family's property and it's hungry! It will make a great story, but will jack survive to tell the tale? ...

Kill The Possum
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143004202
RRP: $19.95

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Lost Property
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670029433
RRP: $19.95

'I hoped Michael was all right. I'd bring him back, though, if I could find him. What could be more precious, what could be more valuable to my family than Michael? This was going to be so good. Roll on, bus, I cried in my head.' From the outside, Josh's life looks pretty much perfect. He's in a band, he has a gorgeous girlfriend and he does well at school. But josh's fami...

Aussie Chomps: Grommet Saves The World
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143300540
RRP: $12.95

Grommet lives life on the edge. When this gets him into trouble at Scream World, the manager sets him the biggest challenge of his life. It could be tough just staying alive... ...

Crossfire
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236273
RRP: $19.95

When the Deputy Principal opens Luke Aldridge's school locker, he finds a .22 calibre rifle. Thirteen-year-old Luke is in big trouble at school, and at home. When he joins his dad on a forbidden hunting trip he thinks all his dreams have come true, but have they? The guns, the killing, even his father aren't quite as Luke imagined. Back home, Luke finds an unexpected understanding with hi...

The House on River Terrace
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236303
RRP: $19.95

Ben Fielding is the sixteen year old son of a conservative politician. He is a dreamer and an artist whose friendship with the wild spirited street kid, Jess, draws him inevitably into conflict with his father. Watching him, brooding and beckoning is derelict Gwendolan House. There are stories within its walls -- stories hidden by the dust of time -- stories waiting for Ben Fielding to uncover....

A Bridge To Wiseman's Cove
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236280
RRP: $19.95

Carl Matt - even his name mocks him. The people of Wattle Beach do their best to grind him under foot. Why are the Matts such pariahs? The answer lies in Wiseman's Cove, a short ride across the strait where Carl finds refuge in the most unlikely place. Wiseman's Cove has been waiting for Carl - waiting a long time. ...

Aussie Chomps: The Trolley Boys
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143303145
RRP: $12.95

Brent works as a trolley boy at the local supermarket. Nathan, his friend, drives the trolley tractor until a world-record trolley-push attempt in the car-park ends with him getting sacked. Nathan's replacement, Darren, is up to something dodgy, Brent is sure of it, and when a priceless diamond necklace goes missing Brent is convinced that Darren is involved . . . but how can he and Nathan pro...

Master Of The Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207200830
RRP: $19.99

The thrilling sequel to the best-selling 'The Book Of Lies' by popular author James Moloney. Marcel and Nicola are coming to terms with their new life as Prince and Princess of Elster. Marcel learns what spells and charms he can by reading the books left by Lord Alwyn, but soon realises his limitations in magic-making when he puts the entire kingdom under a spell that could bring devastat...

Touch Me
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236297
RRP: $19.95

Short-listed for the CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers. "When can I hold you then?" He whispered. "I want to. I... " He was going to say I love you - but what did that mean? For Xavier McLachlan, rugby is life. Winning a 1st XV jersey means everything... Until he meets Nuala Magee. Has there ever been a girl like her? She's feisty, she's troubled, she's dangero...

The Doomsday Rats Book 1: The Tunnels Of Ferdinand
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207196652
RRP: $14.95

A city under a spell - and the kids are the only ones who can free it. Berrin lives in a futuristic world ruled by the evil Malig Tumora, who is known as 'The Great Father'. Like all the children in this city, Berrin has been raised without parents in a large dormitory that is constantly watched over by a gruesome collection of not-quite-humans called the Dfx. In the storm-water drainage...

The Doomsday Rats Book 2: The Scorpion's Tail
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207196669
RRP: $14.95

The second instalment in James Moloney's compelling 'Doomsday Rats' series takes up the story exactly where Book One left off . . . In a futuristic city ruled by an evil scientific genius, the resistance group of children known as the Doomsday Rats might be the only hope of saving mankind. Up until now their greatest advantage has been that no-one knows they live in the underground t...

The Doomsday Rats Book 3: Malig Tumora
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207196676
RRP: $14.95

Book 3 in James Moloney's page-turning 'Doomsday Rats' series. Berrin has been one of only a handful of humans to escape the control of the evil Malig Tumora. But when Berrin emerges onto the creek bank after a scorpion-like cannon has flooded the tunnels, Malig Tumora's servants, the gruesome-looking Gadges, recapture him. Imprisoned within Malig Tumora's menagerie, Berri...

The Doomsday Rats Book 4: In The Lair Of The Mountain Beast
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207196683
RRP: $14.95

Berrin and the Rats return to battle against the evil of Malig Tumora. On the streets of the city, the Gadges are on guard. There is no way to destroy the purple flowers which keep the grown-ups in Malig Tumora's power. Or is there? Berrin has heard of a special moth that feeds on the purple flowers. It might be the weapon the Rats are looking for. The moth is said to survive on Mount Wi...

Aussie Bites: Moving House
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141308937
RRP: $12.95

Brian is amazed to see a removal van at the Hendersons' house, and he becomes positively worried when he finds that it is the house itself that they are removing. How can he stop such a hideous mistake, especially when the boss is a huge, alarming man....

Book Of Lies
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207198311
RRP: $19.95

A fantasy novel for young adults from award-winning author James Moloney. Three children, Marcel, Nicola and Fergus, have been left mysteriously in an orphanage run by the kindly Mrs Timmins, but overseen by the fearsome wizard Lord Alwyn and his creature, Termagant. With the aid of a special book, the Book of Lies, Marcel discovers he is not the person he has been told he is, and as it turns ou...

The House On River Terrace
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702227424
RRP: $18.95

Ben Fielding is the 16 year old son of a conservative politician. He is a dreamer and an artist whose friendship with the wild spirited street kid, Jess, draws him inevitably into conflict with his father. Watching him, brooding and beckoning, is derelict Gwendolan House. There are stories within its walls - stories hidden by the dust of time - stories waiting for Ben Fielding to uncover....

Quack Quack!
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780762429332
RRP: $5.95

When James catches a man taking away one of the ducks from the pond near his house to eat, he comes up with a way to stop him by using his skill at making duck noises....

Scream World
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780762429264
RRP: $5.95

When Grommet is caught changing signs around at Scream World, an amusement park, he agrees to investigate the serious sabotage that is taking place in exchange for not getting in trouble....

Trapped
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781598899191
RRP: $7.95

David and his parents move to a new town with a huge storm drain that would be perfect for skateboarding, and in spite of hearing warnings about a terrible accident that occurred there, David is determined to try it out....

A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702228841

Carl Matt - even his name mocks him. The people of Wattle Beach do their best to grind him under foot. Why are the Matts such pariahs? The answer lies in Wiseman's Cove, a short ride across the strait where Carl finds refuge in the most unlikely place. Wiseman's Cove has been waiting for Carl - waiting a long time....

A Bridge To Wiseman's Cove
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702233227

Carl Matt hasn't got much. There's just his younger brother Harley and the old red barge to Wiseman's Cove. And nothing's going to take those away from him. He's an awkward, lumpy fifteen-year-old. Not the hero type. Yet Carl has become one of the most memorable characters in Australian literature. ...

Angela
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702230844

Angela and Gracey were going to be "best friends forever" and make it into the same university as carefree first year students. But for Gracey, her Aboriginal heritage takes on a new significance. While Angela falls in love for the first time, Gracey is drawn into black politics and their friendship drifts apart. Then Angela discovers that she too has a heritage - one her family would soo...

Aussie Bites: A Box Of Chicks
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141313610

Mervyn is entranced by the chicks as soon as he sees them at school, but he had not realised how many problems a box of chicks could cause....

Aussie Bites: David, The Best Model Maker In The World
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141307442

David was the best model maker in the world. But one day a strange man sent him a picture of a very strange ball. Could he build that?...

Aussie Nibbles: Blue Hair Day
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141308258

Their grandmother loved blue. She also hated her grey hair. Sonya and Margo knew what to do....

Aussie Nibbles: Duck Sounds
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143301103

Jock can make a special sound like a duck! Can you make it, too? Can you help Jock rescue the little duck from the duck hunter? ...

Black Taxi
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207199899

A laugh-out-loud comedy about bad-hair days, a gorgeous boy, big bums, another gorgeous boy and oldies with attitude. Rosie Sinclair lives in the awful suburb of Prestwidge. She inadvertently becomes involved in a jewellery heist because she has the 'luck, to be driving her grandfather's black Mercedes'. The Mercedes is central to the story. It provides Rosie with a new job as a Blac...

Boys And Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780733308468

The declining literacy standard in boys is an issue causing widespread concern. In this lively and interesting book, James Moloney investigates why so many boys reject books and reading, and explains why it is essential they develop literacy skills. He also examines the role of parents - with particular emphasis on the role of fathers and other significant males - and schools in helping boys to d...

Boys And Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780733311567

Updated Edition. - When should I start reading to my baby? - Should I worry if my son only reads comic books? - How can I convince my teenager that reading is cool? In this book, James Moloney looks at why so may boys reject books and reading, and explains why they need them. He examines the vital role of parents, particularly fathers, offering advice on how to create a reading environment for ...

Buzzard Breath & Brains
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702229565

This is the funny and moving sequel to James Moloney's award-winning Swashbuckler. When the principal's prized rose garden was vandalised, Rex and his mate Tony copped the blame. But it was a set-up, and Tony is "making enquiries". Rex's cousin Natalie is on the case as well... Which way will Rex jump, as he discovers a new friend, an age-old dilemma and even NETBALL?...

Crossfire
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702223846

When the Deputy Principal opens Luke Aldridge's school locker, he finds a .22 calibre rifle. Fourteen-year-old Luke is in big trouble at school and at home. When he joins his dad on a forbidden hunting trip he thinks all his dreams have come true, but have they? The guns, the killing, even his father, aren't quite as Luke imagined. Back home, Luke finds an unexpected understanding with his...

Dougy
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702224997

When Dougy's sister Gracey is picked for the sale athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town is pleased. "Aborigines get special treatment," some of the angry white people say - "it's not fair!" The championships change everything for Gracey and trigger dramatic events in the town too: black and white relations reach explosion point. The time is ripe f...

Dougy
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702237065

When Dougy's sister Gracey is picked for the Sale athletics championships, not everybody in their small bush town is pleased. 'Aborigines get special treatment,' some of the angry white people say - 'it's not fair!' The championships change everything for Gracey and trigger dramatic events in the town too: black and white relations reach explosion point. The time is ripe f...

Gracey
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702226106

Gracey's come home to Cunningham on holidays. But now she's a state athletics champion and a private school student, and everything looks different - even frightening. Dougy, her younger brother, has dropped out of school and spends his time doing odd jobs around the town. It's Dougy who makes the discovery - Raymond, the eldest, is a football star; he played A-grade in Sydney and is d...

The Book of Lies
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060578428

Time is ticking for the newest boy at Mrs. Timmin's Home for Foundlings and Orphans after he discovers that the evil Lord Alwyn is plotting to steal the Book of Lies, the only source of information that may reveal his true identity and facts about his mysterious past....

The Doomsday Rats 5: Doomsday
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780207200588

The Rats take on their arch enemy, Malig Tumora, in a struggle to the death. The Doomsday Rats have found the special moths they need to destroy the purple flowers that give the heartless Malig Tumora power over the adults. But the moths are not the voracious eaters the children had hoped. Berrin is desperate to unlock the secret of the moths' appetites, but even if he succeeds, Malig Tumora ...

Touch Me
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702231513

"When can I hold you, then?" he whispered. "I want to. I . . ." He was going to say I love you but what did that mean? For Xavier McLachlan, Rugby is life. Winning a 1st XV jersey means everything . . . Until he meets Nuala Magee. Has there ever been a girl like her? She's feisty, she's troubled, she's dangerous. What will his mates think? Does he even care? Everything...