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Five Bells

On a radiant day in Sydney, four people converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Gail Jones Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2011

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Past the Shallows

Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coast of Tasmania - a stark, untamed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Favel Parrett Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2014

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The Removalists

A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Williamson Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1971

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Paperboy

A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Danny Parker Illustrator: Bethany Macdonald Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published year: 2020

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Bear and Rat

A powerful and uplifting story about loving friendship, even through the hardest of times. Bear …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Christopher Cheng Illustrator: Stephen Michael King Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2021

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Cafe Scheherazade

"In Acland Street, St Kilda, there stands a cafe called Scheherazade." Thus begins Arnold Zable’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Arnold Zable Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2001

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Zac and Mia

The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: A.J. Betts Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2013

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The Garret: Zac and Mia

A.J. Betts' novel Zac and Mia won the 2012 Text Prize and the 2014 Ethel Turner Prize for …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: A.J. Betts Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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