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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is …

Year: Secondary, Year 9 Author: Wai Chim Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2019

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Tony Birch has an eye for life lived at the margins and in Father’s Day he brings the streets of …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Tony Birch Publisher: Hunter Publishers Published year: 2009

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Some relevant facts about Grace Malloy. Apart from being named after a 100 000-year-old skeleton, …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Robert Drewe Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2006

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Loosely inspired by the legendary Sydney bohemian Bea Miles, Kate Grenville’s much-loved debut…

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Kate Grenville Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1985

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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 Random House Australia Published year: 1991

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This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Alice Pung Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2006

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