Theme

coming of age

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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This new edition of the script and score from Broome’s trail-blazing musical Bran Nue Dae, written…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jimmy Chi, Kuckles Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1991

Teacher Resource Essay

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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One of the great Australian classics, Away opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night’s …

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

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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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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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