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The Drover’s Wife

Tarantino meets Deadwood in this full-throttle drama of our colonial past, written by the …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Leah Purcell Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 2016

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No Sugar

Commissioned for the 1985 Perth Festival, this is the spirited story of the Millimurra family’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Jack Davis Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1985

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The Children’s Bach

Athena and Dexter lead an enclosed family life, innocent of fashion and bound towards a disturbed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Helen Garner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1984

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Strange Objects

When a mysterious cannibal pot is discovered by Steven Messenger, it is only one of the many bizarre…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Gary Crew Publisher: Hachette Australia, Hachette Childrens Published year: 1990

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Heat and Light

In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven leads readers on a journey that is mythical…

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Ellen van Neerven Publisher: UQP Published year: 2014

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Miss Peabody’s Inheritance

"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

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Waves

Waves is a narrative nonfiction book about the waves of migration to the shores of Australia…

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Donna Rawlins Illustrator: Mark Jackson, Heather Potter Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2018

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The Complete Stories

Thirty-one epic stories from Australia's award-winning author David Malouf. David Malouf's …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: David Malouf Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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Storm Boy

When Storm Boy goes walking along the beach or over the sandhills, or in the sanctuary the birds are…

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Colin Thiele Publisher: New Holland Publishers Published year: 1964

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Dark Roots

In these sublimely sophisticated tales, Cate Kennedy opens up worlds of finely observed detail. Her …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Cate Kennedy Publisher: Scribe Published year: 2012

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