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Sister Heart

A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Sally Morgan Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 2015

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Songbird

Jamila has left her friends, her school and her home in Iraq, and now she has a new home. It’s …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Ingrid Laguna Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

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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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Growing Up in Country Australia

Black Inc.’s bestselling Growing Up series goes to the country – Rick Morton Growing Up in…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Rick Morton Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2022

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The Year the Maps Changed

One extraordinary year will change them all... Sorrento, Victoria, 1999. Fred's family is a mess…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Danielle Binks Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2020

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Two Wolves

Get ready for a wild adventure filled with moral dilemmas and tough choices; Tristan Bancks' Two …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tristan Bancks Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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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

Sunshine Super Girl

A grimy old ball, a racquet made from a wooden fruit box, a pair of borrowed shoes … then the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Andrea James Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 2021

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Dragon Skin

This CBCA Honour Book from the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Karen Foxlee Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2021

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Stay for Dinner

Stay for Dinner is a powerful story from the multi-award-winning creators of The Boy Who Tried to …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran Illustrator: Michelle Pereira Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2023