Fox
Essay by Robyn Sheahan-Bright
Fox was a contemporary classic the minute it was published – an …
Year:
Secondary, Year 9
Book Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrator: Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2000
The Messenger
Essay by Felicity Castagna
The underlying theme in Marcus Zusak’s novels is ordinariness. Whether…
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Markus Zusak
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan Australia
Published year:
2002
Looking for Alibrandi
Essay by Alice Pung
When I first read Melina Marchetta's much-loved book, Looking…
Year:
Secondary, Year 9
Book Author: Melina Marchetta
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
1992
Don’t Call Me Ishmael
Essay by Miriam Cosic
It's not easy having a weird name, as many teenagers with foreign or …
Year:
Secondary, Year 8
Book Author: Michael Gerard Bauer
Publisher:
Scholastic Australia
Published year:
2006
Away 2
Essay by Hilary Bell
When Away premiered at Griffin Theatre in January 1986 I was nineteen and just…
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Michael Gow
Publisher:
Currency Press
Published year:
1986
Away
Essay by Judith Rodriguez
'Away', as a title, gives little away. It's a common word that's …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Michael Gow
Publisher:
Currency Press
Published year:
1986
My Brilliant Career
Essay by Susan K. Martin
My Brilliant Career opens with a howl: the very first words of the story…
Year:
Secondary, Year 12
Book Author: Miles Franklin
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Published year:
1901
The Boat
Essay by Catherine Cole
Nam Le's The Boat is one of the most impressive short story collections …
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Nam Le
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Australia
Published year:
2009
The Jerilderie Letter
Essay by Germaine Greer
The Jerilderie Letter was written for publication, but it is not a work of…
Year:
Secondary, Year 10
Book Author: Ned Kelly
Publisher:
Text Publishing
Published year:
1879
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature
Essay by Elizabeth Webby
What is an anthology? The term comes from two Greek words meaning ‘…
Book Author: Nicholas Jose
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin
Published year:
2008