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Playing Beatie Bow

Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1982

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Tracks

A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Robyn Davidson Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Published year: 1980

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Midnite

Even though MIDNITE was seventeen, he wasn't very bright. So when his father died, his five animal …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Randolph Stow Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1967

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The Jerilderie Letter

Outlaw, murderer, self-proclaimed victim, Ned Kelly is an Australian icon. But who was he? Kelly…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ned Kelly Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1879

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The Boat

Brilliant, daring, and demonstrating a jaw-dropping versatility of voice and point of view, The …

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

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The Garret: Morris Gleitzman

 Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He started his career as …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Morris Gleitzman Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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Away

One of the great Australian classics, Away opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

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Don’t Call Me Ishmael!

But that won't stop Ishmael and his intrepid band of misfits from taking on bullies, bugs, babes…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Michael Gerard Bauer Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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Looking for Alibrandi

Multi-award-winning, a bestseller and made into an award-winning feature film, Looking for Alibrandi…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Melina Marchetta Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1992

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The Messenger

From the author of the international bestseller The Book Thief and new novel Bridge of Clay. …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Markus Zusak Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 2002

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