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It’s Raining in Mango

Wresting his family from the easy living of nineteenth–century Sydney, Cornelius Laffey takes them…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Thea Astley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1989

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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

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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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Cloudstreet

Winner of the Miles Franklin Award and recognised as one of the greatest works of Australian …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Tim Winton Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1991

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The Children’s Bach

Athena and Dexter lead an enclosed family life, innocent of fashion and bound towards a disturbed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Helen Garner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1984

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman, the backlash from both Jimmie′s tribe and white …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Thomas Keneally Publisher: Angus & Robertson Published year: 1972

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Carry Me Down

John Egan lives with his mother, father and grandmother in rural Ireland. The Guinness Book of …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: M. J. Hyland Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2006

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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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Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

David Unaipon – the man on the $50 note – was a most extraordinary person. An early Aboriginal …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: David Unaipon Publisher: MUP Published year: 1930

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Nine Parts of Desire

‘Frank, enraging and captivating.' The New Yorker Australian writer Geraldine Brooks is now known …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2008

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