Theme

relationships

The Truck Cat

The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. …

Year: Foundation, Primary, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Deborah Frenkel Illustrator: Danny Snell Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing Published year: 2024

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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 Author: Favel Parrett Publisher: Hachette Australia Published year: 2014

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Crocodile Beat

Watch out, animals! Mean croc's about! And he's got one thing on his mind ... DINNER! This …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: Gail Jorgensen Illustrator: Patricia Mullins Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1988

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Finding François

Alice wishes she had someone her own size to talk to. Then one day her wish comes true. Through …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Gus Gordon Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2020

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The Children’s Bach

Athena and Dexter lead an enclosed family life, innocent of fashion and bound towards a disturbed …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Helen Garner Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1984

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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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Ash Road

It's hot, dry and sweaty on Ash Road, where Graham, Harry and Wallace are getting their first taste …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Ivan Southall Publisher: Text Publishing Published year: 1966

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Tirra Lirra by the River

Liza used to say that she saw her past life as a string of roughly-graded balls, and so did Hilda …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Jessica Anderson Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Published year: 1978

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Yinti, Desert Child

The first book in the Yinti series of three books. The stories are linked in a sequence that shows …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Jimmy Pike, Pat Lowe Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1992

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The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young …

Year: Primary, Year 5 Author: Jukuna Mona Chuguna, Pat Lowe Illustrator: Mervyn Street Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2015

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