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growing up

Crow Country

A gripping time-slip adventure, in the tradition of Ruth Park's Playing Beatie Bow. […

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Kate Constable Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2011

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Be Careful, Xiao Xin!

From best-selling author Alice Pung and renowned illustrator Sher Rill Ng comes an extraordinarily …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Alice Pung Illustrator: Sher Rill Ng Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 2022

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48 Shades of Brown

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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Purple Threads

Winner of the David Unaipon Award, an engaging, moving and often funny yarn about growing up in the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jeanine Leane Publisher: UQP Published year: 2011

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The Simple Gift

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Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 11 Author: Steven Herrick Publisher: UQP Published year: 2000

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The Man Who Loved Children

The Man Who Loved Children is Christina Stead's masterpiece about family life. Set in Washington …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Christina Stead Publisher: MUP Published year: 1940

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