Books

The Slap

To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Christos Tsiolkas Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008

Teacher Resource Essay

In The Pea-pickers, a novel based on Eve Langley's own experiences, Steve and Blue are two girls who…

Year: Tertiary Author: Eve Langley Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1942

Essay

A novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943. …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Richard Flanagan Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2014

Teacher Resource Essay

Passionate, headstrong and imaginative, Sybylla Melvyn is one of the most endearing heroines of …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Miles Franklin Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1901

Teacher Resource Essay

If you still haven't acquainted yourself with Murray Whelan, then it's high time you did. With the …

Author: Shane Maloney Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2007

A true classic, The Morality of Gentlemen was first published in 1984. It is one of a few great …

Author: Amanda Lohrey Publisher: Vulgar Press Published year: 1984

In the world of high finance, reflects Cath, women are about as welcome as fleas in a sleeping bag. …

Author: Kate Jennings Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2002

"Elizabeth Jolley joins the handful of Australian writers of whom it may be said that their books …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Elizabeth Jolley Publisher: UQP Published year: 1980

Teacher Resource Essay

The Man Who Loved Children is Christina Stead's masterpiece about family life. Set in Washington …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Christina Stead Publisher: MUP Published year: 1940

Teacher Resource

Tom Loxley is holed up in a remote bush shack trying to finish his book on Henry James when his …

Author: Michelle de Kretser Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2007