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relationships

My Girragundji

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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My Place (Nadia Wheatley)

Everyone is part of History, and every place has a story as old as the earth. My Place depicts …

Year: Primary, Year 3, Year 4 Author: Nadia Wheatley Illustrator: Donna Rawlins Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 1987

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One Little Goat

It starts with one little goat. It ends with one little goat. But what happens in between is a…

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Ursula Dubosarsky Illustrator: Andrew Joyner Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2017

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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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Paperboy

A story about bouncing forward when faced with adversity, and about making creative choices in the …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Danny Parker Illustrator: Bethany Macdonald Publisher: Dirt Lane Press Published year: 2020

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Past the Shallows

Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coast of Tasmania - a stark, untamed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11, Year 12 Author: Favel Parrett Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2014

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Pearl Verses the World

A powerful and moving illustrated novel about loss, grief and finding your place in the world…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Sally Murphy Illustrator: Heather Potter Publisher: Walker Books Australia Published year: 2009

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Remembering Lionsville

This beautiful book for the whole family tells, in words and pictures, Bronwyn Bancroft's unique and…

Year: Primary, Year 3 Author: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2013

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Ruby Moonlight

A verse novel that centres around the impact of colonisation in mid-north South Australia around …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Ali Cobby Eckermann Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2012

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Songbird

Jamila has left her friends, her school and her home in Iraq, and now she has a new home. It’s …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Ingrid Laguna Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 2019

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