Theme

Australian identity

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe Illustrator: Mervyn Street Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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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 Scent of Eucalyptus

Barbara Hanrahan was both a writer and a visual artist, and this magical first novel is an …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Barbara Hanrahan Publisher: UQP Published year: 1973

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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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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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Unpolished Gem

This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alice Pung Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2006

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While the Billy Boils

Fifty-two of Henry Lawson's stories and sketches that he had first published in newspapers and …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Henry Lawson Publisher: SUP Published year: 1896

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