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the impact of the past upon the present

The Simple Gift

When the paths of a runaway teenage boy, an old hobo and a rich girl intersect in an abandoned …

Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Steven Herrick Publisher: UQP Published year: 2000

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The Gathering

When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Isobelle Carmody Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1993

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The Boat

The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an aging New York …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Nam Le Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2009

Teacher Resource Essay
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Romulus, My Father

Romulus Gaita fled his home in his native Yugoslavia at the age of thirteen, and came to Australia …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Raimond Gaita Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1999

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His Name Was Walter

The handwritten book, with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Emily Rodda Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2018

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Grace

Some relevant facts about Grace Malloy. Apart from being named after a 100 000-year-old skeleton, …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay