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friendship

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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Dragon Skin

This CBCA Honour Book from the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Karen Foxlee Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2021

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Aster’s Good, Right Things

Aster attends a school for gifted kids, but she doesn’t think she’s special at all. If she …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Kate Gordon Publisher: Riveted Press Published year: 2020

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The Lizard Gang

Meet Zed, Boo, Eliza and Zoro - a spirited gang of monitor lizards who are constantly trying to …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Kirra Somerville Illustrator: Grace Fielding Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2006

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The Peasant Prince

A moving and inspirational story based on the author's life that delights the young and the old…

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Li Cunxin Illustrator: Anne Spudvilas Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2007

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Amy and Louis

Amy and Louis live next door to each other, and their lives are closely intertwined. Theirs is a …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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Banjo and Ruby Red

Banjo is an old farm dog and Ruby Red is a haughty chicken, and they never see eye to eye. Can they …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2013

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Ghost Bird

Stacey and Laney are twins – mirror images of each other – and yet they’re as different as…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Lisa Fuller Publisher: UQP Published year: 2019

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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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Suri’s Wall

A moving tale of the power of the human spirit brought alive by Lucy Estela and award-winning …

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Lucy Estela Illustrator: Matt Ottley Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2018

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