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Unpolished Gem

This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alice Pung Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2006

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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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The Year the Maps Changed

One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Danielle Binks Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2020

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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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The One Day of the Year

Undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite plays, The One Day of the Year explores the universal theme…

Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 9 Author: Alan Seymour Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1958

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The Man Who Loved Children

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

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The Harp in the South

Amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of inner-city Surry Hills, money is …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1948

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The Garret: Becoming Kirrali Lewis

Jane Harrison, a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW, is a playwright, novelist, and the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jane Harrison Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The F Team

Meet Tariq Nader, leader of ‘The Wolf Pack’ at Punchbowl High, who has been commanded by the new…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Rawah Arja Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Published year: 2020

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The Divine Wind

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Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1998

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