Personal and Social Capability Archives

The Garret: The Bone Sparrow

Zana Fraillon's The Bone Sparrow is an exceptional book for young adult readers, and this …

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Zana Fraillon Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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Maralinga, the Anangu Story

An extraordinary illustrated history told from the Indigenous perspective and created through a …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Yalata and Oak Valley Communities, Christobel Mattingley Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2009

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Wai Chim Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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This Is How We Change the Ending

Sixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He’s worried about a lot of …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Vikki Wakefield Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

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The Garret: Ursula Dubosarky

Ursula Dubosarsky is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults. …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2018

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Two Wolves

Get ready for a wild adventure filled with moral dilemmas and tough choices; Tristan Bancks' Two …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tristan Bancks Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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Father’s Day

Tony Birch has an eye for life lived at the margins and in Father’s Day he brings the streets of …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Tony Birch Publisher: Hunter Publishers Published year: 2009

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The Deep: Here Be Dragons

Now a major worldwide animated television series! Journey into The Deep with the daring …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tom Taylor Illustrator: James Brouwer Publisher: Gestalt Comics Published year: 2011

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Cloudstreet

Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and recognised as one of the greatest works of Australian …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Tim Winton Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1991

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Blueback

Blueback is an achingly beautiful story about family, belonging, and living a life in tune with the …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tim Winton Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1997

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