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The Boy from the Mish

A funny and heartwarming queer Indigenous YA novel, set in a rural Australian community, about …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Gary Lonesborough Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2021

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The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2021

The Complete Stories

Thirty-one epic stories from Australia's award-winning author David Malouf. David Malouf's …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: David Malouf Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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The Dead I Know

Aaron Rowe has dreams he can't explain, and memories he can't recover. But if he doesn't discover …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Scot Gardner Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2011

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The Eagle Inside

Jimmy is the smallest bird at school. Surrounded by big, tough birds, he feels different in every …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Jack Manning Bancroft Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2016

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The Eleventh Hour

When Horace the Elephant turns eleven he celebrates in grand style by inviting his friends to a …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Graeme Base Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia, Picture Puffin Published year: 1993

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The Feather

This is a story about hope, kindness and redemption set in a grey dystopian world. When a …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2018

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The Garret: Becoming Kirrali Lewis

Jane Harrison, a descendant of the Muruwari people of NSW, is a playwright, novelist, and the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jane Harrison Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The Garret: Too Much Lip

Melissa Lucashenko is a multi-award winning Goorie writer. Her novel Too Much Lip received the …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Melissa Lucashenko Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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The Hate Race

Suburban Australia. Sweltering heat. Three bedroom blonde-brick. Family of five. Beat-up Ford …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2016

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