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Zac and Mia

The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: A. J. Betts Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2013

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The Red Tree

A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to …

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Shaun Tan Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2001

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North

A novel of the cruelty of war, tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love. August, 1943. …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Richard Flanagan Publisher: Random House Australia Published year: 2014

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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 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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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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The Boat

The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an aging New York …

Year: Secondary, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Nam Le Publisher: Penguin Books Australia 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 Books Australia Published year: 1991

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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 Books Australia Published year: 2019

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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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