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The White Earth

One spring day in late 1992, when William was halfway between his eighth birthday and his ninth, he …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Andrew McGahan Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2005

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Truth

At the close of a long day, Inspector Stephen Villani stands in the bathroom of a luxury apartment …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Peter Temple Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2010

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True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey's stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Peter Carey Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2001

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That Deadman Dance

'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 2010

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Swallow the Air

When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: UQP Published year: 2006

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The Slap

To smack or not to smack is the question that reverberates through the interconnected lives …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Christos Tsiolkas Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

A novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943. …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Richard Flanagan Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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My Brilliant Career

Passionate, headstrong and imaginative, Sybylla Melvyn is one of the most endearing heroines of …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Miles Franklin Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1901

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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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The Man Who Loved Children

The Man Who Loved Children is Christina Stead's masterpiece about family life. Set in Washington …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Christina Stead Publisher: MUP Published year: 1940

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