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Vertigo

Luke and Anna, thirty-something and restless, decide on a sea change. Worn down by city life and …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Amanda Lohrey Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2009

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Tell Me I’m Here

This is the compelling story of Jonathan, a charming teenager who turns into a fearful and tormented…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Anne Deveson Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1991

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Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance

The true story of the Aboriginal resistance fighter, Jandamarra, whose legend is etched into the …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Banjo Woorunmurra, Howard Pedersen Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1995

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One Tree

One tall tree on the mountain once marked Grandfather’s farm. Now there is a busy city and …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Christopher Cheng Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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Going to the Footy

In this quintessentially Australian title, Going to the Footy combines richly textured and striking …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Debbie Coombes Publisher: Magabala Books 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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Dimboola

Playfully vulgar, bawdy and boisterous, Dimboola plays out the wedding reception from hell, with …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Jack Hibberd Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1968

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Flood

Inspired by the Queensland floods, Flood is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as …

Year: Primary, Year 1, Year 2 Author: Jackie French Illustrator: Bruce Whatley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2011

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Guwayu — For All Times

– Jacob Morris, 'Ban Maganindadjyang (My Old People Done)' Guwayu — For All Times is a …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jeanine Leane Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2020

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47 Degrees

A fast-paced and poignant novel of survival by Justin D’Ath that draws on his own experience of …

Year: Secondary, Year 7, Year 8 Author: Justin D’Ath Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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