Theme

connection to place

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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Our Village in the Sky

From two outstanding creators comes a lyrical and poetic text and beautiful artwork celebrating the …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Janeen Brian Illustrator: Anne Spudvilas Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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The Rabbits

A rich and haunting allegory for all ages, all cultures. 'The rabbits came many grandparents ago…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: John Marsden Illustrator: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2008

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Us Mob Walawurru

Central Australia, 1960s ... Ruby lives on a cattle station and goes to the ‘silver bullet' school…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Lisa Wilyuka, David Spillman Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2006

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Grace Beside Me

A warmly rendered story of life in a small town that interweaves the mundane with the profound and …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Sue McPherson Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2012

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The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe Illustrator: Mervyn Street Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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Stolen Girl

A fictionalised account of the Stolen Generation that tells of an Aboriginal girl taken from her …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Trina Saffioti Illustrator: Norma MacDonald Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2011

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Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna

A traditional Dreamtime story that features the scaly-tailed possum only found in a remote part of …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Cathy Goonack Illustrator: Marlene, Myron and Katrina Goonack Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2010

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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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Way Home

Dedicated to the largely unsung, mostly unseen workers for young people in need, this evocative …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Libby Hathorn Illustrator: Gregory Rogers Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1995

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