Theme

coming of age

48 Shades of Brown

A few months ago Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Nick Earls Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1999

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Carl Matt hasn’t got much. There’s just his younger brother Harley and the old red barge to …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: James Moloney Publisher: UQP Published year: 2007

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Commencing with a school performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Shakespearean themes of …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Michael Gow Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1986

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Set within the explosive cultural shifts of the 1960s and 1980s, Becoming Kirrali Lewis chronicles …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jane Harrison Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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OUT OF PRINT The story of Bran Nue Dae concerns Willie, who having been expelled from the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jimmy Chi Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1991

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A memorable YA novel about the tough and tender sides of growing up in a small country town. …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Steven Herrick Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2004

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Cadel Piggott is a seven-year-old genius with a knack for systems. He can do just about anything: …

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Catherine Jinks Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2005

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Full of unforgettable characters, a page-turning pace and outrageously good dialogue, this is a …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Craig Silvey Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2009

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Multi-award-winning, a bestseller and made into an award-winning feature film, Looking for Alibrandi…

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Melina Marchetta Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1992

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'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Ruth Park Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1982

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