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Bindi

Meet 11-year-old Bindi. She’s not really into maths but LOVES art class and playing hockey. Her …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Kirli Saunders Illustrator: Dub Leffler Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2020

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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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Bamboozled

When Alice follows a white rabbit in a smart waistcoat into a large hole, she tumbles into a world …

Year: Foundation, Primary Author: David Legge Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published year: 1994

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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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47 Degrees

A fast-paced and poignant novel of survival by Justin D’Ath that draws on his own experience of …

Year: Secondary, Year 7, Year 8 Author: Justin D’Ath Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 2019

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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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Growing Up Disabled in Australia

A rich collection of writing from those negotiating disability in their lives – a group whose …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Carly Findlay Publisher: Black Inc. Published year: 2021

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48 Shades of Brown

A few months ago Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school…

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Nick Earls Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia Published year: 1999

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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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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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