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Penguin Random House Australia

Damned Whores and God’s Police

Sexual harassment, domestic violence and date rape had not been named, although they certainly …

Author: Anne Summers Publisher: NewSouth Books, Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1975

Deadly Unna?

'Deadly, unna?' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. …

Author: Phillip Gwynne Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 1998

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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Finding François

Alice wishes she had someone her own size to talk to. Then one day her wish comes true. Through …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Gus Gordon Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2020

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Girl on Wire

A poignantly beautiful story from the CBCA Shortlisted author of Suri’s Wall, Lucy Estela, and …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Lucy Estela Illustrator: Elise Hurst Publisher: Penguin Random House 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

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Here Come the Dogs

In small town suburbia, three young men are ready to make their mark. Solomon is all charisma, …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Omar Musa Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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Honour & Other People’s Children

In Honour & Other People's Children, Helen Garner examines the idiosyncratic and bothersome …

Author: Helen Garner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1980

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: 1987

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John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat

Rose lived with her dog, John Brown. 'Just the two of us,' said Rose, until the mysterious midnight …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jenny Wagner Illustrator: Ron Brooks Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 1980

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