Books

The Monkey’s Mask

The Monkey's Mask is a totally unique experience. It's poetry. It's a crime thriller. It's where …

Author: Dorothy Porter Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 1994

The Chapel Perilous

The painful and sometimes farcical life of a defiant young poet, Sally Banner, as she attempts – …

Year: Tertiary Author: Dorothy Hewett Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1972

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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 Lucky Country

'Australia is a lucky country, run mainly by second-rate people who share its luck.' The phrase '…

Author: Donald Horne Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1964

Death Sentence

Part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia’s public language, Don Watson’s …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Don Watson Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2004

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The Garret: Don Watson

Don Watson began his literary career an academic historian, but soon moved on to political …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Don Watson Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2017

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The Rainbow Serpent

A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. There are many names and stories associated with the …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Dick Goobalathaldin Roughsey Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1975

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Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation

When Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation was first published in 1971, Martin Duberman, writing in …

Author: Dennis Altman Publisher: UQP Published year: 1993

The Truck Cat

The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Deborah Frenkel Illustrator: Danny Snell Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2024

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The Kindness Project

A heartwarming verse novel from beloved Australian children’s author Deborah Abela. Ms Skye …

Year: Primary Author: Deborah Abela Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2024