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The Coconut Children

From the winner of the SMH/Age Best Young Novelist of the Year and the Matt Richell Award for New …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Vivian Pham Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2021

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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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Come Down, Cat!

From the combined talents of Sonya Hartnett and Lucia Masciullo comes this tale of friendship and …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sonya Hartnett Illustrator: Lucia Masciullo Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2013

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The Silver Donkey

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a …

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Sonya Hartnett Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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Other Brother

Kieran wants to be part of the cool group at school. He wants to be on the football team. He …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Simon French Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2012

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The Lost Thing

A boy finds a lost 'thing' on the beach where he's scavenging for his bottle top collection. The …

Year: Secondary, Year 7, Year 8 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2000

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Stay for Dinner

Stay for Dinner is a powerful story from the multi-award-winning creators of The Boy Who Tried to …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2023

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2021

Come Over to My House

Come Over To My House is a delightful and celebratory Australian picture book that explores the home…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Sally Rippin, Eliza Hull Illustrator: Daniel Gray-Barnett Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2022

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Sister Heart

A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Sally Morgan Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 2015

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