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hope

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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The Garret: Zac and Mia

A.J. Betts' novel Zac and Mia won the 2012 Text Prize and the 2014 Ethel Turner Prize for …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: A.J. Betts Publisher: The Garret Published year: 2020

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Limelight

Age is no barrier to creating poetry that inspires social change and positive action. Award-winning …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Solli Raphael Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2018

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Teacup

This is one boy’s story of leaving his homeland, surviving a long journey by sea ... and …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Rebecca Young Illustrator: Matt Ottley Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2018

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The Feather

‘Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul’ – Emily Dickinson This is a …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Freya Blackwood Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2018

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The Happiness Box

An inspiring narrative nonfiction picture book by award winners Mark Greenwood and Andrew McLean. …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Mark Greenwood Illustrator: Andrew McLean Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2018

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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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The Deep: Here Be Dragons

From Tom Taylor (Star Wars: Blood Ties, 2000AD, The Authority) and James Brouwer (Justice League …

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Tom Taylor Illustrator: James Brouwer Publisher: Gestalt Publishing Published year: 2011

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Don’t Call Me Ishmael

There's no easy way to put this, so I'll say it straight out. It's time I faced up to the truth. I'm…

Year: Secondary, Year 8 Author: Michael Gerard Bauer Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 2006

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Mahtab’s Story

The vivid and compelling story of a young girl fleeing Afghanistan with her family and their journey…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Libby Gleeson Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2008

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