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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 Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Wai Chim Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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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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Songs That Sound Like Blood

Roxy May Redding’s got music in her soul and songs in her blood. She lives in a small, hot, dusty …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Jared Thomas Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2016

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Becoming Kirrali Lewis

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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A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove

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

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By the River

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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Evil Genius

With a plot that twists and turns and super-villains in training, this is the first dark, thrilling …

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

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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 Divine Wind

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Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Garry Disher Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 1998

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